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Human Resources in the Care Service Sector-A Comparative Research-

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10041083
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B).

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 経済政策(含経済事情)
Research InstitutionJapan Women's University

Principal Investigator

TAKAGI Ikuro  Japan Women's University, Professor, 家政学部, 教授 (50107174)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) NOSHIRO Hisayo  Home Economics, Japan Women's University, Instructor, 家政学部, 助手 (50247095)
GATU Dugfinn  Faculty of Integrated Arts and Social Sciences, Japan Women's University, Associate Professor, 人間社会学部, 助教授 (00227307)
CARLILE Lonn  ハワイ大学, Japan Institute, 教授
ALTMANN Norb  社会構造研究所, 所長
Project Period (FY) 1998 – 1999
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1999)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,200,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥1,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥2,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000)
KeywordsCare Service Sector / empirical research / labor market / type of employment / wages level / home care services / nursing home / Qualification / 実態調査 / 施設 / 在宅 / 転職率 / インフォーマルセクター / 資格形成 / 介護労働・医療労働 / 人的資源 / 多様な労働形態・不定型労働 / 介護労働市場 / 教育・訓練 / 対人サービス
Research Abstract

Our research project, named "Human Resources in the Care Service Sector -A Comparative Research-" was organized based on the empirical research on four countries : Japan, USA, Germany and Sweden.
Facts found by the research are ; 1. Human resources put into care service sector, in particular, for the elderly, has already given a great influence to the labor market of each country in general. 2. Except Japanese case, workers in care service sector are seen as workers belonging to the medical care sector. 3. In all of covered countries, the type of employment are various and constituted from regular workers, part-time workers, temporary workers and the self-employed. 4. In general, wages level in this sector are lower than in the medical sector. Working conditions in home care services are lower than in nursing home. Mainly depending on this reason, the rate of turnover is very high. 5. Qualification of some kind of workers in this sector is not clearly established.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1999 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1998 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All Other

All Publications (5 results)

  • [Publications] 高木郁朗: "介護労働をめぐる論点、その他"介護の社会化と介護労働の変容. (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] "Socialization of care service and the of works in the sector"SEIKATU KEIZAI SEISAKU KENKYUSHO. (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 高木 郁朗: "介護労働をめぐる論点、その他"介護の社会化と介護労働の変容. (1998)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 高木 郁朗: "「研究紹介・地域の福祉サービス供給にかかわる非営利民間団体の労働力融合に関する研究」" 生活経済政学. No.23. 18-18 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 高木・野城: "『介護の社会化と介護労働の変容』" (社)生活経済政学研究所刊. 5-14,63-72 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1998-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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