What is Nursery Teachers Understanding of Children’s Interests ?

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  • Sadamatsu Joe
    Osaka University Graduate School of Comprehensive Children Education

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  • 保育士の子ども理解とは何か

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This study examined the difference of nursery teachersʼ focus points by years of experience when they judge childrenʼs interests. 10 novice nursery teachers and 10 experienced nursery teachers wrote about childrenʼs interests after twice watching a video of three—year—old children playing in the sandbox. According to Japanese childcare guidelines, nursery teachers must understand childrenʼs feelings and motivation. However, the results of the analysis showed all nursery teachers focused on children cooperating and playing with other children or nursery teachers, and children repeating the same behavior. Thus, the teachers focused on four elements to help them understand childrenʼs interests. Also, as for novice teachers, after watching the video the first and second time, there was a significant difference in the amount of notes they took in regard to childrenʼs cooperation. As for experienced teachers, there was also a marked difference between the first and second time they watched the video in regard to motivation. Therefore, this study reveals that nursery teachers focused on motivation rather than cooperation in accordance with years of experience.

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