外国人保護者の持つ育児コミュニティへの参入意識

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of foreign parents' participation in the child-rearing community in Japan, with a focus on Chinese parents. To understand Chinese parents’ attitudes about local communities on child-rearing in Japan, interview surveys were conducted among three Chinese parents of kindergarten children. Results showed that the four most significant communities relevant to Chinese parents’ child-rearing in Japan include “kindergarten staffs", "Japanese parents", "work colleagues", and "Chinese parents". Results also indicated that Chinese parents’ attitudes and willingness about participating in different communities for their child-rearing were influenced by two main factors: the depth of their relationship with members in different communities, and their expectations for various types of supports that they may receive from these communities. Examinations of these three Chinese parents’ child-rearing can contribute to advise the development of the multicultural conviviality in Japan. This study suggested that the development of future supports and measures on foreign parents and their children should not be restricted at the level of kindergarten or school but be considered as an issue within the whole society.