Practical application of outdoor education to childcare teacher training program for development of self-learning ability

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25350745
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Developmental mechanisms and the body works
• Research Institution: Tokoha University Junior College
• Principal Investigator: ENDO Chisato 常葉大学短期大学部, その他部局等, 准教授 (90400704)
• Research Collaborator: YARIMIZU Ai ; YAMADA Koushi ; TAMURA Motonobu ; KINOSHITA Ai
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 野外教育 / 自然体験 / 学び方 / 保育者養成

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we examined the meaning of outdoor education program for learners of early childhood education. Teaching methods of early childhood education was similar to the outdoor education. We used Web Mapping as a method for evaluating experience.
This method could express the relation between "self", "others", "environment" and " time". The findings suggested that meaning of experiences and the value of sustained experiences. In conclusion, we could apply outdoor education to childcare teacher training program for development of self-learning ability.

Free Research Field

野外教育