Early career development for women's university students who aspire to become childcare workers and teachers : Focusing on the time perspective

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22K20290
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: :Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Okazaki Women's University
• Principal Investigator: NAGAYA Morihiro 岡崎女子大学, 子ども教育学部, 講師 (90962738)
• Project Period (FY): 2022-08-31 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 時間的展望 / キャリア / 女子大学生 / ロールレタリング / リアリティ・ショック / 地域子育て支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined the relationship between career maturity and time perspective in women's university students aspiring to become childcare workers and teachers. The results showed that a positive attitude towards the future and continuity between the present and the future influence career maturity. New childcare workers and teachers experienced physical and mental reactions due to the heavy workload, which led to an increased negative attitude towards the present. A lack of ability caused psychological reactions and they lost sight of and hope for the future.
Role-lettering was found to be an effective support method for expanding time perspectives, which tend to be biased towards the present, to the past and future, and promoting career development. It was shown that holding parent-child classes improved the expertise of childcare workers.

Free Research Field

心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

保育・教職を志す女子大学生にとって、理想の保育者・教育者になるために興味・関心をもって情報を集めたり活動したりすることや明るい希望に向かって計画を具体的に立てることが重要であり、そのためにはロールレタリングや親子教室の運営といった活動が有効であることがわかった。それらの知見を保育者・教育者の養成に取り入れていくことができる。また、新人期において、現在や未来に対する否定的な態度につながる業務負担の重さや力量不足に対して、支援の手を入れていく必要性が示唆された。保育者・教育者の職に就いた若者が、持続可能で幸せな職業生活を送るための一助となることを期待したい。