We conducted participant observation at a nursery center to examine the following: (1) attention seeking behavior of 1-year-old children to seek attention of their nursery teachers, and (2) their intentions about what they want the teacher to see. STUDY 1: We observed nineteen 1-year old children to study the actions they performed to seek attention, and to determine the frequency of such actions. As a result, we identified 34 types of actions and categorized them as follows: (1) "looking" actions for making eye contact with nursery teachers; (2) "approaching" actions that shorten the physical distance from teachers; (3) "showing" actions to make nursery teachers see the situation the child is in; and (4) "intentional facial expression." STUDY 2: We objectively observed six 1-year old children to determine the children's intentions while performing each of the above mentioned action categories. The following were recognized as the intentions to seek the nursery teachers' attention: (1) Children "look" so that the teacher notices their presence. (2) Children "look" so that the teacher notices the situation they are in. (3) Children "approach" to create a situation in which they can be seen. (4) Children "show" to make the teacher notice the situation that they want the teacher to see as well as notice their presence (if the "situation" that the child wants the teacher to see is occurring between him/her and the teacher). (5) Children "show" to make the teacher notice the situation and to make the teacher see/view the situation along with him/her (if the "situation" is occurring in front of the child and the teacher). (6) Children "make facial expressions" to make the teacher better understand how they feel.
保育所における1歳児の他者とのかかわりの芽生え ―保育士に自分を見てもらうための行為に着目して―
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