The educational system for animal assisted education for children

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24300241
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: General human life sciences
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: Tanida Hajime 広島大学, 生物圏科学研究科, 教授 (20197528)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NANAKIDA ATSUSHI 広島大学, 大学院教育学研究科, 教授 (60252821) ; KOBA YUKI 帝京科学大学, こども学部, 准教授 (30610703) ; OGAWA KEIKO 広島大学, 大学院総合科学研究科, 准教授 (70546861) ; MOCHIDUKI ETSUKO 福山平成大学, 福祉健康学部, 教授 (80389080) ; MORIMOTO MAKIKO 中国短期大学, 保育学科, 教授 (60442357) ; SAKURAI FUJIRO 帝京科学大学, 生命環境学部, 教授 (90570705) ; IWAMOTO AYA 広島大学, 大学院生物圏科学研究科, 助教 (60758217) ; MURAO NOBUYOSHI 倉敷芸術科学大学, 生命科学部, 助教 (20542062) ; YAMASHITA KUMI 東洋英和女学院大学, 人間科学部, 准教授 (80410158) ; MORIMOTO MARI 東京農業大学, 農学部, 助教 (30611678)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 保育 / 動物介在教育 / 生き物教育 / 幼児 / 動物の福祉 / 飼育動物 / 幼児教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Most of Japanese kindergartens have been keeping small animals for educational use since Meiji era which is very unique educational system compared to overseas. However, most of the present teachers at Japanese kindergartens do not have knowledge on animals (management methods, biology of animals etc.) and their perception toward animals' life is poor, which leads to inappropriate management of animals and unhygienic keeping conditions of animals. On the other hand, all of the circumstances surrounding children were unfavorable such that they have a very few chances to contact with animals in nature. Therefore, our study developed the educational system for assisting children in kindergartens to contact with different kinds of animals such as companion animals, insects, animals at kindergarten, farm animals and zoo animals. We also published guide books of animal assisted education for teachers to use at kindergartens and nursery.

Free Research Field

人間動物関係学