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Sustainable Regional Formation in Mountain Towns Focusing on Cultural and Social Enterprise Activities
Get PDFThis study demonstrates that regional formation through cultural and social enterprise activities is useful in ensuring the sustainability of towns in mountainous areas. The target area is Nantan City （formerly Miyama Town）, Kyoto Prefecture, which is in a typical mountainous area. The reason for choosing Miyama Town is that it is an area with a valuable tourism resource: a “thatched-roof village” （Kayabuki-no-sato）. The researchers reviewed previous research and conducted field visits in November 2019 and March 2020.
In 2002, as a result of repeated discussions among the residents, a limited company, Network Hiraya （currently an incorporated company） was established jointly by the residents, who also, in the same year, opened and operated a store, Flat Miyama. It became clear that the Miyama Town Development Committee is indispensable for sustainable regional formation. Such efforts to promote regional development are expected to lead to further development of cultural and social enterprises.departmental bulletin pape
Parents' perceptions about children's behavior during transition from pre-school to elementary school
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The Association between Lessons and Psychological Factors of Children as Assessed by Their Parents
Get PDFThe variety of extracurricular lessons available to children compared to what was available to those children’s parents has increased. Parents need more information to help them select the lessons for their children that will be most effective in stimulating the development of their children. The present study aims to obtain fundamental data to be used in the creation of an information tool that will help parents select the best lessons for their children. Specifically, an online questionnaire was distributed to parents whose children have taken lessons in order to understand the association between psychological factors in their children and the types of lessons that their children have been taking.
A total of 1,217 responses were obtained. Of them, 772 respondents （662 parents of elementary school children and 110 parents of preschool children） who had been taking a lesson for at least 13 months were included in the analyses. Swimming was the most common lesson taken by elementary school children, followed by piano. Regarding psychological factors, the level of multiple intelligences, particularly interpersonal intelligence, was rated higher by parents whose children were taking piano as compared with those whose children were participating in swimming.departmental bulletin pape