長崎市における外国籍児童保育の現状について

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This study focuses on the need to reconsider early childhood education in order to meet the changing demands caused by globalization. Our perspective considers the importance of early childhood to the child's welfare in terms of contact with other cultures, its effects on identity formation, and the need for anti-bias education. In order to establish the current situation of foreign children in pre-school care in Nagasaki city, questionnaires were sent to all nursery schools and kindergartens in the city, in 2006. The data presented in this paper includes the number of foreign children in nursery schools and kindergartens; the ratio of nationalities; how willingly each facility accepts foreign children; how the facilities prepare to accept foreign children and how teachers treat them, either with or without special attention or care; the difficulties that teachers face; what kinds of support should be provided. Analysis of the data reveals that language is perceived as the greatest problem, highlighting the need for a more systemized volunteer interpreter program, as well as increased programs to foster intercultural understanding. In particular, the importance of volunteer interpreters to parents is highlighted.
2007-03-31