生涯学習における数学教育の役割 : FAMILY MATHプログラムを中心に

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We believe that the more adults become engaged in their children's education, the greater the chances that children will succeed. School has to find a way for parent and child to spend time together doing math that's fun, challenging, and it is also important to build a bridge between Parents and Teachers Association, community and children for math mainly through mathematical life-long learning of the child as well as their parents' participation under the activities of Education Ministry. We hope school to start planning assignments that can be done by students and their family members together on their holidays, or by deciding the specific time. We made sure that School math teachers can manage to help parents and children, regardless of their prior math experience, and all children should be expected to study and to be successful in mathematics under "Mathematics for All". My research is concerned on the role of school math teachers and the status of mathematics education within families in Japan. We surveyed how family concerned with their child's math study, including helping homework, knowing school mathematics curriculum. The measurement is to show whether it is possible or effective that school math teacher can cooperate with family and if so, how they could be encouraged. Secondary sources are taken from books mainly FAMILY MATH concerned, public documents and private documents. Primary sources are planed by giving questionnaire to 80 parents and 120 children, using records of attainments and comments on assignments and model practical teaching at elementary and lower secondary university-attached schools and one prefecture lower secondary school in Japan. Results indicate that 80% (64 people) of parents have experienced in teaching math to their children and 70% of them (45 people) used school math texts while teaching. On the other hand, 50% (40 people) of parents were frustrated not knowing enough their children's math program or not understanding math their children were studying. Although 72% of parents believe that they can help children if they're introduced with school math curriculum, but 75% of children don't have good impression with their parents. However, after finishing home assignment for family and child, both of them made positive comments that they noticed how important studying math in a family for upgrading student's problem solving skills and attitude but also for solving family's difficulty not knowing appropriate methods. They asked to school more references, effective and fun method for doing math. This research has also proved that school can work with family members who intend to know the process of learning math and school math extension program, by getting aid and cooperation with school authority and community, and using hands-on materials. According to data, we can see even though their education levels are different; families can work cooperatively to analyze and solve problems with children supported by school math teachers. This is of great benefit not only for busy parents and those who live in rural area have to be upgraded the ways of thinking with respect to their recent world children, but also for reliability and possibility of school teachers.