Relationship between Mother’s Maternal Awareness and Mother–Father Parenting Roles

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine ways in which preschool and elementary school teachers utilize the unified Yoroku (each child’s cumulative records) and to identify prospects for its future use. Questionnaires were distributed to all preschools and elementary schools in Sasebo city, and the data were analyzed qualitatively. While teachers differed in their opinions of how the unified Yoroku should be utilized and understood, it was newly suggested that the unified Yoroku could help teachers understand and observe children’s long-term development. Preschool teachers in particular identified the unified Yoroku not only as a method used for smooth transitions between preschools and elementary schools, but also as a record to improve the quality of these schools’ practices.