A cultural psychological approach to sports coaching in junior high schools in Japan

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380876
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educational psychology
• Research Institution: University of Yamanashi
• Principal Investigator: OMI Yasuhiro 山梨大学, 総合研究部, 教授 (20264575)
• Research Collaborator: WATANABE Tadaharu
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 部活動 / 文化 / 規範 / 課外活動 / スポーツ指導

Outline of Final Research Achievements

It was demonstrated by an ethnographic study in some foreign countries that the system of Japan's extracurricular sport activities for junior and senior high school students were so unique in comparison with foreign countries' activities. The author had some interviews to parents and coaches and observations of practices and games for youth sports in the USA, France, Germany, Denmark and China. Coaches in the countries were experienced and/or trained and, of course, they were willing to take on the role of coach. Also many coaches, even in the very competitive clubs, said that fun was the first goal for their teams. The unique system of the activities in Japan seemed to underlie the sport culture in Japan.

Free Research Field

教育心理学