A Study on the Theoretical Foundation of Education Welfare Practice in Swedish Social Pedagogy

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K13874
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 09010:Education-related
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University (2022-2023); Kochi University (2020-2021)
• Principal Investigator: Matsuda Yaka 広島大学, 人間社会科学研究科(教), 准教授 (20824171)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: Social Pedagogy / 教育福祉 / 余暇教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study was to establish a new theoretical framework for the Swedish Social Pedagogy (SP), an interdisciplinary field that integrates education and welfare. Specifically, the focus was on exploring the relationship between SP, and leisure education (fritidspedagogik) and therapeutic education (behandlingspedagogik).

It was found that the perspectives of learning within relationships with others, social learning, participation, and inclusion in leisure education and therapeutic education are shared with SP. These insights suggest that these aspects are fundamental components of SP.

Free Research Field

社会教育学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、現代日本社会における、うつ病や発達障害、引きこもり、貧困など生活上で困難を抱える子ども・若者・成人の増加という社会的課題に対し、領域横断的な取り組みが増加している中で、学校内外における多様な教育福祉的実践を支える包摂的な理論基盤となり得る。同時に、スウェーデン研究を通じ、日本で発展してきた教育福祉論の発展にも貢献し得る。