Report on Fostering of Social Capital for Child Care Support by Community Meeting that University Faculty Was Promoted

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  • 大学教員が推進役となったコミュニティ・ミーティングによる子育て支援のためのソーシャル・キャピタル醸成に関する報告
  • ダイガク キョウイン ガ スイシンヤク ト ナッタ コミュニティ ・ ミーティング ニ ヨル コソダテ シエン ノ タメ ノ ソーシャル ・ キャピタル ジョウセイ ニ カンスル ホウコク

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<p>Aim: WE described the process of action research using the method of community meeting (abbreviated as CM) for child care support, and evaluated from the viewpoint of fostering social capital (abbreviated as SC).</p><p>In this report, we would like to contribute to improving the method of support for the promotion of residents’ activities.</p><p>Method: We investigated parenting awareness and conducted a preparatory CM in district A (population of 3,400 people). The CM was organized by residents, government officials, and universities, and participants received questionnaires and were interviewed.</p><p>Results: At the CM, participants highlighted the need for a place where social exchange was possible for children and mothers. Based on the results, methods to create such a platform were considered and suggestions were put forward to realize such a platform. After the CM, people belonging to various organizations worked together to establish a child-rearing park. In the questionnaires, 70% of participants responded that they could express their opinions at the CM. In an interview conducted one year later, participants said that the CM was an opportunity to deepen community ties.</p><p>Conclusion: The CM led to an understanding of child-care needs and the steps necessary for satisfying these needs. In addition, participants felt that community ties had deepened after the CM. Based on these findings, this study found that the CM freely promotes the development of bridge-type social capital as an association of organizations in order to contribute to the strengthening of the child-care system in district A.</p>

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