エピソードを用いた継続的な保育カンファレンスの成果と課題 : 「 乳児保育における５つの力育み事業」参加園の自由記述の分析から

The purpose of this study was to identify the achievements and issues of ongoing childcare conferences conducted at four nursery schools participating in a childcare project implemented by the Hiroshima Prefecture. At the end of the two-year project, a free answer questionnaire was administered to and answered by 80 nursery teachers. The results of the analysis showed that the teachers’ understanding of the children increased, which led to improved environmental organization and more positive interactions with parents. Furthermore, the children played more freely. These achievements of the childcare project show that the conferences functioned effectively. Two elements of the childcare project were unique to it: first, the use of the five perspectives to understand children’s development sometimes limited the teachers’ understanding of the children. The other was setting aside time and space for conferences, which had the effect of creating an affable atmosphere among teachers, and to providing perspective on the next practice.