2017 Volume 55 Issue 2 Pages 6-17
The purpose of this study is to examine the concept of Japanese multicultural early childhood education through observing at “Kindertagessutätte” in Germany, where a large number of immigrants were accepted and where preschool education was proactively reformed. During this research, the education philosophy was examined, interviews were performed at the “Stadt Köln”, and observations and interviews were performed at five “Kindertagessutätte”. The reality of the situation was grasped through both the system and the education.
As a result, the following areas were clarified:
1. Enrichment of public aid
2. Implementation of early language learning
3. Education by foreign teachers
4. Enrichment of training programs for teachers
5. Education based on an understanding of “Bildung”
These also serve as a hint to multicultural symbiosis as well, and it is important to put them into Japanese childcare.
