Practical Study on the Nature Programs at the Early Childhood Level
| Project/Area Number |
15500601
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Science education
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| Research Institution | Kinki Welfare University |
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Principal Investigator |
INOUE Michiko Kinki Welfare University, Dept.of Social Welfare, Prof., 社会福祉学部, 教授 (80269919)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MUTO Takashi Shiraume Gakuen University, Prof., 現代子ども学部, 教授 (40111562)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2003 – 2005
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
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| Keywords | nature / kindergarten / nursery schools / environmental education / program / 自然体験プログラム / 保育 / 保護者 / プログラム |
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| Research Abstract |
Practices of nature activities of 427 kindergartens and nursery schools in Hyogo and Tokyo prefectures, Japan, was surveyed in 2004 using a questionnaire. Four hundred and twenty-four of these schools had playgrounds. The educators of these kindergartens and nursery schools did not appear to highly evaluate the size of the playgrounds or the quality of their natural environment. From the viewpoint of environmental education, the diversity and ecological cycle of natural factors are important; however, only a few kindergartens and nursery schools had places where children could encounter factors such as biotopes and composts. However, especially public kindergartens had more various natural environments in their playgrounds and did more nature activities than private ones or nursery schools.
Nature activity program for children in early childhood in Keep Nature School, Yamanashi, have been done for three years since 2003. The basic program is a free program in the forest. In the program, the contents of activities of children were recorded on fieldnotes and their voices were recorded in IC recorders. In the programs, children did various kinds of direct experiences through their five senses and bodies, and they encounters the beauty and wonders of natural factors and do together and sympathized with friends. Therefore, natural environments appeared to offer various opportunities for total development for young children.
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