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言語種別	英語
発行・発表の年月	2009/12
形態種別	学術雑誌
査読	査読あり
標題	Who should be Minding our children? a cross-cultural study of American and Japanese pre-service teachers' perceptions of childcare for children under age three
執筆形態	共著
掲載誌名	RESEARCH IN COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL
掲載区分	国外
巻・号・頁	4(4)
著者・共著者	（SATOMI IZUMI-TAYLOR USA 、YOKO ITO Japan, MASAKO SAITO Japan, TOSHIKO KANEDA Japan)
概要	The purpose of this study was to examine American and Japanese pre-service teachers’ understanding of the notion of whether or not children under age three should be cared for by their mothers at home. The participants were 87 female Japanese and 64 female American college students majoring in Early Childhood Education. The participants responded to the instrument assessing their concepts of who should care for children under age three. Factor analysis yielded six factors for the Japanese sample (communication; a mother as a primary attachment figure; blood relations; multiple attachment figures; the quality of attachment; and needs of the child), while five factors emerged from the American sample (a mother as a primary attachment figure; the quality of attachment; multiple attachment figures; constant care; and secondary attachment). The implications for early childhood teacher education are presented.