The Structure of Problems about Cooperation of Childcare Activities

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to clarify the structure of problems entailed in cooperation of childcare activities revealed in a theoretical examination and a case study. Conflicts of values by which childcare activities are evaluated and cooperation of childcare activities are placed on coordinate axes and the relationship is structured for a theoretical examination. The case study reveals specific problems about cooperation of childcare activities. The result of the theoretical examination and the case analysis suggests that we need: 1) to recognize that mere formal cooperation can negatively affect the children involved 2) to solve value differences not by avoiding conflicts, but by reserving extra time to find solutions 3) to realize and verbalize the activities in childcare. 4) the meaning of the existence of a third-person stance.