Development of a model for utilizing physical expression activities with music in childcare

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K02626
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09030:Childhood and nursery/pre-school education-related
• Research Institution: Hyogo University of Teacher Education (2021-2023); Ibaraki University (2020)
• Principal Investigator: Kadowaki Sakiko 兵庫教育大学, 学校教育研究科, 准教授 (40747664)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 谷村 宏子 関西学院大学, 教育学部, 教授 (20331788) ; 城 佳世 九州女子大学, 人間科学部, 准教授 (40722731)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 身体表現活動 / 自己の表現 / クリエイティブリズム / 実践動画の作成 / ねらいに基づいた活動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

From the Meiji era to the present, various educators have noted the importance of Froebel-style education as games are necessary for the physical and mental development of young children. This study found a common point in that all educators valued the spontaneous expression of children in the transition of acceptance of “Yugi.” The results of a questionnaire survey on physical expression activities undertaken in childcare revealed the need to present methods and theories for expressing children's own thoughts and ideas, as well as the need for video content materials.
Based on Ellison's research that constructed a step-by-step expressive activity, the process of developing from rhythmic expression to creative physical expressive activity that realizes the child's own thoughts was shown with examples. In addition, we created a video of variations of movements, from basic to advanced.

Free Research Field

保育における音楽を伴った身体表現

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

身体表現活動は様々な段階を行き来しながら高次化していき、感性や表現する力を養いながら創造性を豊かにしていくことを保育者が意識することが重要である。そこで、子どもが明確な動きの感覚を身につけるとともに音楽に反応する力を養う「フォーマルリズム」、音楽に対して子どもの基本的な体の反応を促す「インフォーマルリズム」、音楽に対する自分の気持ちに従って動く「クリエイティブリズム」の身体表現活動の段階について保育者自身が理解し、動きの事例動画をもとにした実践を行うことで、身体表現活動を通して子どもの自己表現力を育む実践が行いやすく、保育者同士が共通理解に繋がると考える。