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Change over Time in Preschool Children's Motor Ability and Structural Analysys of Environmental Factors

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14380013
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 体育学
Research InstitutionTOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

SUGIHARA Takashi  Tokyo Gakugei Univ., Dept. Of Education, Prof., 教育学部, 教授 (60015724)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) YOSHIDA Izumi  Fukuoka Univ. Of Education, Dep. Of Education, Assoc. Prof., 教育学部, 助教授 (30335955)
MORI Shiro  Tokyo Gakugei Univ., Dep. Of Education, Assoc. Prof., 教育学部, 助教授 (80200369)
Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2003
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2003)
Budget Amount *help
¥14,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥3,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥10,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥10,300,000)
Keywordspreschool children / motor ability / home environments / school environments / motor development / free play / care method / 年次推移 / 運動習慣 / 生活環境 / 運動遊び / 運動能力検査
Research Abstract

Both the motor ability and the environment of 4 to 6 year old children were surveyed, totaling 12,000 children attending 109 kindergartens and nursery schools nationwide. Noticeable results included decreases in children's motor ability had been observed from 1986 to 1997, which has continued to this day.
Most important factor related to the development of motor ability is the motor experiences such as the time and frequency of outdoor physical play at kindergarten and nursery school and at home. In the school environment, the psychosocial environments, such as the number of playmates, the condition of care and the extent of the care-taker's athletic ability were related to the motor ability development. However, this relation was not observed in such physical environments as the location or sizes of the facilities and the amount of the play instruments. Perhaps of special mention is the way children play; in the schools in which the child care is centered towards unrestricted free-play of children, these children are higher in motor ability than the schools in which exercise is conducted in unison.
Observing the home environment, the motor ability development is related to the psychosocial environments such as the number of playmates, the family structure, the parents' consciousness and the physical environment such as the residence possessing suitable play areas or not and the amount of motor play tools. However, housing features and the residence rank did not show any significant relation.
Overall, the order of the strength of the relationship with motor development is firstly the motor experiences, then the psychosocial environments and thirdly the physical environment. As a result of analysis a causal sequence suggesting the impact of the environment (indirect factor) → the motor experiences (direct factor) → the motor development, was found.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2003 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2002 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All Other

All Publications (9 results)

  • [Publications] 杉原隆, 森司朗, 吉田伊津美, 近藤充夫: "2002年の全国調査から見た幼児の運動能力"体育の科学. 54. 161-170 (2004)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 吉田伊津美, 杉原隆, 森司朗, 近藤充夫: "家庭環境が幼児の運動能力発達に与える影響"体育の科学. 54. 243-249 (2004)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 森司朗, 杉原隆, 吉田伊津美, 近藤充夫: "園環境が幼児の運動能力発達に与える影響"体育の科学. 54. 329-336 (2004)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Mori, S., Sugihara, T., Yoshida, I., Kondo, M: "Influence of School Environments on Motor Ability of Preschool Children."Journal of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. 54(4). 329-336 (2004)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Sugihara, T., Mori, S., Yoshida, I., Kondo, M.: "Nation wide survey on Preschool Children's Motor Ability in Japan."Journal of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. 54(2). 161-170 (2004)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yoshida, I., Sugihara, T., Mori, S., Kondo, M.: "Influence of Home Environments on Motor Ability of Preschool Children."Journal of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.. 54(3). 243-249 (2004)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 杉原隆, 森司朗, 吉田伊津美, 近藤充夫: "2002年の全国調査から見た幼児の運動能力"体育の科学. 54. 161-170 (2004)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 吉田伊津美, 杉原隆, 森司朗, 近藤充夫: "家庭環境が幼児の運動能力発達に与える影響"体育の科学. 54. 243-249 (2004)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 森司朗, 杉原隆, 吉田伊津美, 近藤充夫: "園環境が幼児の運動能力発達に与える影響"体育の科学. 54. 329-336 (2004)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report

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