Development of swimming education program for elementary school to protect children from drowning accidents

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K02677
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09040:Education on school subjects and primary/secondary education-related
• Research Institution: Niigata University
• Principal Investigator: Oba Masaaki 新潟大学, 人文社会科学系, 教授 (40303094)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 溺水予防

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to develop a program for acquiring self-preservation skills in elementary school swimming lessons, and to create a learning program with exercises that lead to safety (back-float and “ukisizumi”) at its core.
First, we identified and organized issues in swimming instruction, and confirmed the importance of raising awareness of "easy" as a foundation for learning swimming movements in beginner instruction. Next, we conducted a practice session with university students who had difficulty swimming, and found that improvement in the swimmers' own perception of the difficulty scale led to the acquisition of relaxed swimming.
It was suggested that in elementary school swimming classes, it is important to promote the learning of swimming skills with stable breathing as the core.

Free Research Field

保健体育科教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

世界的に子どもの溺水事故は絶えず、子どもを守るための対策は急務である。本研究成果は、この課題解決のための一つの礎になる。水泳指導にとって欠かせない二つの方向性（豊かなスポーツライフと自己保全能力）の基礎となる、「安定した呼吸の獲得」の重要性を示したことである。
近年、水泳指導がある泳法で泳ぐという動きの獲得に焦点化しがちであった結果、水泳嫌いなど苦手な児童を産んできた可能性がある。現在、日本における学校水泳は、学校プールの廃止や指導の外部委託等の過渡期を迎えている。どのような形になっても溺水予防は極めて重要かつ重大な内容として継続されなければならない。その中核に何を置くべきか考える視点を得た。