The morality in the life of young children: From the perspective of the philosophy of Sozo Kurahashi and Noddings.

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K14151
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 09030:Childhood and nursery/pre-school education-related
• Research Institution: Mie University
• Principal Investigator: Suizu Sachie 三重大学, 教育学部, 講師 (30837331)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 乳幼児 / 道徳性 / 生活 / 倉橋惣三 / ノディングズ / ケアリング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The study proposes a new perspective on the morality of young children, based on the philosophy of Kurahashi and Noddings. As a result, it is possible to understand that morality comes from caring relationships, instead of the development of moral judgment. In other words, morality seems to be not an individual quality but being in relationships. In this context, peer conflicts are considered events constructing caring relationships instead of an opportunity for decentering and perspective-taking.

Free Research Field

保育学・幼児教育学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、人間の道徳性を個人の資質や獲得する能力としてではなく、関係性の中で立ち現れることとしてとらえるという新たな視点を提起した。そしてその視点から、保育の場における子どもの対人葛藤をいかにとらえてかかわるかについて具体的に明らかにした。この研究の成果は、図書等にまとめるとともに、報告冊子を作成し、園の保育者や保護者、保育関係者に配布を行った。