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The Characteristics of Participants in Water Fitness Program for Community-Dwelling Older Adults
No full textThis study aimed to determine the characteristics of 28 community-dwelling older adults (mean age 68.2±16.2 years), who applied for participation in a water fitness program as the first stage of an exercise intervention. Before the intervention, for the purpose of comparison with the nationwide data obtained from the Sports Life Data (2012), a questionnaire survey was conducted to identify the state of implementation of exercise listed in the Sports Life Data (2012), awareness of exercise/sports, and health-related awareness. The results were compared with the rate of water fitness program participation, and analyzed using unpaired t-tests and a chi-square test. As a result, health-conscious people with a high level of exercise implementation were found to have applied for participation in the program. In addition, it was suggested that stress or shorter sleep duration might influence the rate of the participation in the program
Record of the luminous earthworm, Microscolex phosphoreus (Dugès, 1837), from Chubu University Campus
No full text発光性貧毛類ホタルミミズMicroscolex phosphoreusを中部大学キャンパス内の複数箇所で確認した.本報告は,岐阜県ならびに愛知県春日井市での最初のホタルミミズの報告となる.Distribution of the luminous earthworm, Microscolex phosphoreus (Dugès, 1837), was recorded from several points in Chubu University Campus on April, November and December, 2016. This is the first report of the distribution of M. phosphoreus from Gifu Prefecture and Kasugai City in Aichi Prefecture
The Background of Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Diffusion in U.S.
No full text本研究の目的はアメリカで広がる保育の質評価・向上システム(QRIS)を概観し、その普及の背景を分析することである。まずQRISを概観する。QRISとは、保育プログラムや学齢児ケア・プログラムの質のレベルを評価し、改善し、そして伝達する体系的アプローチである。QRISは新自由主義的な構想に基づいて保育の質を向上することが意図されている。2節では、保育政策の世界的動向について整理し、3節では保育を取り巻くアメリカ特有の状況についてまとめた。アメリカは他の先進諸国と共通の保育の問題を抱えている。しかし、他国よりも保育政策が脆弱である。また、多くの子どもたちが貧困下にいる。4節では、アメリカでQRISが普及した要因として、他の先進国と共有する保育の課題やアメリカ特有の課題、QRISの優れた体系性、基金による連邦政府の後押し、そして、保育改革に先行する新自由主義的教育改革の動向を指摘した。最後に、日本に対するQRISの示唆を指摘する。The aim of this paper is overview the Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) that has been spreading in the U.S., and analyze the sociological and political backgrounds of its spread. First, I introduce QRIS as a systemic approach to assess, improve, and communicate the level of quality in early and school-age care and education programs. QRIS is based on a neoliberalism way of thinking. Second, I summarize the worldwide movements of Early Care and Education (ECE) policies and the contexts of ECE peculiar to the U.S.. The U.S. holds common problems of ECE with other advanced countries. But, compared with other countries, the ECE policies in U.S. are minimal. Then, I point out the backgrounds of QRIS diffusion in the U.S.. These are 1) The problems of ECE common with other countries, 2) The problems of ECE peculiar to the U.S., 3) The excellent system of QRIS, 4) Supports of U.S. government by funds, and 5) The preceding educational reform movements according to neo-liberalism. Finally, I insist that QRIS is suggestive for Japanese ECE reform, but we must be careful of neo-liberalism way
Practice Report about the Teaching Effectiveness by Cumoc - Focus on the Kaizen Process for 8 Years -
No full text中部大学のクリッカーシステムであるCumocを活用した授業に関する実践報告である。先行研究から、クリッカーによる教育効果を明らかにしたのち、8年間におよぶCumocの実践を授業での活用方法とともに紹介する。基本的に選択肢の設問については、ロールプレイや復習、理解度の確認のために、自由記述欄については、学生らの意見や質問を吸い上げるために活用してきた。しかし、試行錯誤の中で、Cumocの使用頻度を授業内容に合わせて変化させてきたこと、学生のアイデアや意見を評価に加味するために自由記述欄の活用方法を変化させる必要があったことなどを述べる。また、2017年度から始めた授業外学習時間を増やすための予習にCumocを活用することで生じた学生の変化についても紹介する。This is a practice report on lectures using Cumoc, Chubu University Mobile Clicker System. After clarifying the teaching effects of the clicker from the previous researches, this report introduces how Cumoc has been used in the large classes for 8 years. Mainly multi-choice questions were used for roleplay, review and grasping the students\u27 level of comprehension, while free-entry fields were used to intake students\u27 opinions and questions. Obviously the methodology and frequency of Cumoc\u27s usage should be changed according to the class content, though Cumoc is an effective tool for class improvement. This report also describes that a trial using Cumoc to the preview of the lecture in 2017 increases the time available of self-study of the students
