こどもと共に生きる在りようを問う視点からの省察についての一考察: A·シュッツの自己理解と他者理解についての論をふまえて

摘要

保育の営みは日常生活の積み重ねである.そして，相手は主に幼いこどもたちである.圧倒的に非対称な関係にあることを保育者が自覚していないと，保育の場は持つ者と持たざる者の関係の場に陥ってしまう危険性を孕む.これを阻止するのは保育を専門的職業とする人々の自覚であり，この専門職の自覚を支えるのが省察である.省察は，保育者の専門性や成長に重要な役割を果たすものとして位置づけられてきた.%The purpose of this article is to examine how childcare workers reflect on their childcare actions and the actions of children. The results are as follows: Childcare workers can be aware of their actions as professionals acts by reflecting on their childcare actions. And childcare workers can expand their own framework by reflecting on their childcare actions. Childcare workers can interpret what the actions of children mean by reflecting on these actions. Hearing a number of different interpretations helps childcare workers with these reflections. Reflecting on their childcare actions and reflecting on the actions of children are important. I think that professional childcare workers ought to take time for these two kinds of reflection.