2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Support for guardians of infants enrolled in kindergartens, nursery schools, and measures for mutual understanding with guardians.

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Project/Area Number	20K02696
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	Toyooka College
Principal Investigator	Tanaka Toshiaki 豊岡短期大学, 通信教育部こども学科, 教授 (50036935)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	川俣美砂子高知大学, 教育研究部人文社会科学系教育学部門, 教授 (20462096) 矢野洋子九州女子短期大学, 子ども健康学科, 教授 (60596592) 古野愛子日本文理大学, 経営経済学部, 准教授 (70795898) 杉村智子帝塚山大学, 教育学部, 教授 (90274399) 今津尚子九州女子大学, 人間科学部, 准教授 (80817073)
Project Period (FY)	2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Keywords	外国籍の幼児の保護者 / 保護者の困難感、不満、要望 / 日本の保育の理解 / 保護者向けの手引き / 相互理解 / 外国籍幼児の増加
Outline of Final Research Achievements	We conducted a survey of foreign guardians of young children living in Japan about their awareness and requests for childcare facilities in Japan. As a result, it became clear that they have problems with admission procedures and communication with childcare providers, dissatisfaction with childcare events, uniforms, school lunches, etc., and requests for the provision of breakfast and special school lunches, extension of childcare hours, and use of translation apps. Based on these results, we have prepared a "Guide to Nursery School Admission and Kindergarten Life for Parents of Foreign Infants" (Japanese and English versions), consisting of six chapters: "Types and Characteristics of Japan Childcare Facilities," "Procedures for Admission," "General Rules of Japan Childcare Facilities," "Preparation for Admission," "When You Have Concerns," and When You Have Questions, Complaints, or Requests about Childcare" to promote the understanding of foreign parents about childcare in Japan.
Free Research Field	幼児教育
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	本研究は、幼児を持つ外国籍籍保護者支援に関する研究である。効果的な支援を行うためには、外国籍保護者の意見や要望を直接把握する必要がある。外国籍の保護者から直接的に意見、要望、不満等を聞き取る調査はほとんど行われていない。本研究によって、外国籍保護者の意見・要望が明らかになり、外国籍保護者に対する効果的な支援が期待できる。調査結果に基づいて日本の保育施設の特徴とルール、入所手続き、入所の準備、外国籍保護者の要望や不満に対する説明からなる外国籍保護者向けの手引を作成し、全国都道府県、市、保育協会等に送付したことによって、多くの外国籍保護者が入園と園生活を理解することができたものと思われる。