Promoting professionalism in early childhood education focusing on family involvement

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24531003
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educaion
• Research Institution: Kobe University
• Principal Investigator: KITANO Sachiko 神戸大学, 人間発達環境学研究科, 准教授 (90309667)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MAYUMI Mimura 広島大学, 大学院教育学研究科, 教授 (00372764) ; YOSHIDA Izumi 東京学芸大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (30335955)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 家庭との連携 / 保育者の専門性 / 家庭教育力 / 保育者現職研修

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The research shows that family involvement provides positive effects on children's development and learning. This research tried to promote the professionalism of early childhood teachers to make better partnership with parents. The study tried to develop how to share the developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood education and advocate playful learning through daily and interactive relationship with families. With thoughtful documentation parents got to understand more deeply on early childhood education. This research also developed in-service training focusing on family involvement to make better partnership with parents.

Free Research Field

教育学