The Role and Function of Community Base in Promoting Community Welfare

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K13961
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 08020:Social welfare-related
• Research Institution: Setsunan University
• Principal Investigator: Uenoyama Yuji 摂南大学, 学長付, 講師 (20824486)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 地域福祉 / 地域共生社会 / 心理的・空間的な地域拠点 / 対話と交流 / 居場所 / 価値観と境遇

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, the roles of community base through a survey (interview survey and action research) of 10 projects in 6 municipalities toward the promotion of community welfare and the realization of a community-based inclusive society(Chiiki Kyosei Shakai) are revealed.
In order to realize community-based inclusive society, it is important for everyone involved in the community to be able to imagine the various values and circumstances of others, to imagine the difficulties of living that arises from them, and to act for resolving that difficulties.
To resolve various defficulties on living and realize a community-based inclusive society, the community base is expected to be a spatial and psychological basement as a place for people with various values and circumstances to interact and have dialogue, and as a place where they can feel comfort and satisfaction.

Free Research Field

地域福祉

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

地域福祉を推進し、地域共生社会を実現するために求められる地域拠点のあり方について、さまざまな地域における質的調査を通じて明らかにした本研究は、とくに新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大により停滞した地域活動をもう一度前進させ、またさまざまなアプローチによって地域の担い手を確保、育成するための示唆に富むものとなった。また、これまでは対面の活動を中心に展開してきた地域福祉実践におけるICTやバーチャル空間の可能性についても論じることができた。
その意味で、地域福祉研究に対する学術的意義はもちろんのこと、今後の地域福祉実践のあり方について多くの知見を提供する、社会的意義をもつ研究となった。