2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Environment-Behavior Study on Physical Setting and Children's Development in Children's Nursing Home

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20560584
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Town planning/Architectural planning
Research Institution	Jissen Women's University
Principal Investigator	TACHIBANA Hiroshi Jissen Women's University, 生活科学部, 准教授 (70277797)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	児童養護施設 / 子供の発達 / 大舎制 / 小舎制 / 個室 / 環境行動研究
Research Abstract	This study aims to clarify relationship between physical environment of children's nursing home and behavior of children who live there from the aspect of the children's development. Especially the influence that making to the small scale and making to the private room was paid to attention. The questionnaire survey was executed for all institutions in Japan, and the observational research was executed for five selected institutions. The model of change in the meaning of institution's spaces according to children's development was found. Various problems are included in making of pro forma small-scale. The correspondence of the physical environment and caring policy of in each institution is important.

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