Research on Professional Development Opportunities Aligned with the Growth Process of Childcare Workers

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K02657
• 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: Otsuma Women's University
• Principal Investigator: SAKATA Tetsuhito 大妻女子大学, 家政学部, 准教授 (70571884)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 村井 尚子 京都女子大学, 発達教育学部, 教授 (90411454) ; 井上 眞理子 洗足こども短期大学, 幼児教育保育科, 教授 (40739182) ; 高橋 優子 洗足こども短期大学, 幼児教育保育科, 講師 (10729031) ; 岩井 真澄 東京未来大学, こども心理学部, 講師 (10896608)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 専門職の専門性開発 / 人材開発 / リフレクション / 組織開発

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study focuses on the reflection model, which emphasizes the growth of childcare workers through changes in awareness and the acquisition of practical knowledge while reflecting on their practices. Group interviews and questionnaire surveys were conducted alongside continuous observations at preschools that agreed to participate in the research. The main findings from these investigations revealed that, while there are many commonalities in the process of reflection, learning, and growth among childcare workers, significant differences were observed in the evaluation of outcomes. Specifically, the aspects of the qualities and abilities of childcare workers that were evaluated varied greatly depending on the type of human resources required by each preschool.

Free Research Field

組織・人材開発論（特に教育・保育の分野において）

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、保育者が働きがいや成長をどのように感じられるかという点をワークモチベーションの観点から明らかにしつつ、さらには保育者の成長プロセスをリフレクションモデルに基づいて検証し、保育者が意識の変容と実践知の獲得を通じて成長する過程を実証的に明らかにしたものである。これにより、リフレクションの方法論としての意義と役割が確認された。また、保育者の専門性開発をめぐる状況が判明し、各園における学びの共通点と評価の違いを明示した。