A study on developing an educational program and its evaluation of the effect to encourage fathers' participation in childcare

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26350059
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Home economics/Human life
• Research Institution: Meiwa Gakuen Junior College
• Principal Investigator: AMAMIYA Yoko 明和学園短期大学, 生活学科, 准教授 (10645964)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 音山 若穂 群馬大学, 大学院教育学研究科, 教授 (40331300)
• Research Collaborator: 塩澤 恵美 群馬パース大学, 福祉専門学校, 講師
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 保育・子育て / 対話型アプローチ / 男性の育児参加

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we developed a child-rearing support program aimed at increasing fathers’ and future fathers’ childcare skills and motivating them to participate in childcare through group dialogues, focusing on activities rooted in psycho-educational leadership training programs. We also investigated the results of a variety of programs aimed at parents, such as meetings for fathers, volunteer activities, and children’s groups and parent-child activities implemented by childcare organizations. Furthermore, we developed an index to determine the efficacy of a dialogue-based approach.

Free Research Field

生活科学