2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The Duties of Full-time Nursery Staff in Community-based Child-rearing Support Centers

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21500724
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	General human life sciences
Research Institution	Kwansei Gakuin University
Principal Investigator	HASHIMOTO Maki 関西学院大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (50368495)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Keywords	地域子育て支援拠点事業 / 専従保育士 / 業務分析
Research Abstract	The present study aims to investigate quantitatively and qualitatively the duties of full-time nursery staff in community-based support work. It also examines the expertise of these staff in providing the support. A quantitative investigation showed that a central duty for such work is assisting users who come to HIROBA and that the community support activities tend to be less implemented in community resources in general. In qualitative research of hearing about "Individual Case that Make Use of Community Resources," the function of the full-time nursery staff was analyzed. Workers were perceived to have cultivated community resources or support systems appropriate for themselves in the community while relying on their own initiative as well.