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An empirical study of social class structure and inequalities in educational opportunities.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K02387
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 09020:Sociology of education-related
Research InstitutionNiigata University

Principal Investigator

Furuta Kazuhisa  新潟大学, 人文社会科学系, 准教授 (70571264)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywords社会階層構造 / 教育と職業 / 教育機会の格差 / 教育政策 / 奨学金制度 / 学歴と職業の関連 / 学歴と職業 / 教育機会 / 格差・不平等
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to elucidate the relationship between education and social class and the mechanism of educational inequalities in Japanese society. Thus, this study has examined the social class structure and the effect of social origins on educational attainment, using data from several social surveys conducted in Japan. Concerning the long-term trends in the association between education and social class, the rapid expansion of higher education has not changed the net association between an individual’s educational attainment and occupation. However, an increasing number of university graduate has decreased the proportion of those who attain a managerial position among university graduates. With respect to educational inequalities, the number of student loan borrowers has sharply increased since the late 1990s. However, class differentials in educational attainment have remained; thus, increasing student loans have not contributed to decreasing educational inequalities.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の意義は,第1に,学歴と職業との関係について長期的な視点から,社会全体の高学歴化と対応づけつつ吟味したことである。これにより大卒者の増加とともに,変化した部分―管理職率の減少など―と,変化しなかった部分―学歴間の相対的格差の維持など―の両者が存在することを明らかにした。第2に,本研究では教育達成の格差が中学から高校への進学を含め,長期的な過程を経て形成されること示した。具体的には,大学進学に伴う経済負担に対する見通しは中学から高校への進学にも関与することをデータから明らかにし,奨学金等に関する情報提供を高等教育進学直前に行うことは,格差の低減には遅い可能性があることを指摘した。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 2018

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Parental perceptions of university cost, fear of debt, and choice of high school in Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Furuta Kazuhisa
    • Journal Title

      British Journal of Sociology of Education

      Volume: 42 Issue: 5-6 Pages: 1-19

    • DOI

      10.1080/01425692.2021.1896356

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 高学歴化社会における学歴と職業的地位の関連2018

    • Author(s)
      古田和久
    • Journal Title

      理論と方法

      Volume: 33(2) Pages: 234-246

    • NAID

      130007719649

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 出身階層の多次元性からみた高校卒業者の進路選択2020

    • Author(s)
      古田和久
    • Organizer
      日本教育社会学会第72回大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Family Socioeconomic Status and Educational Decision Making: The Effect of Debt Aversion on High School Choices2019

    • Author(s)
      Furuta, Kazuhisa
    • Organizer
      The 11th International Convention of Asia Scholars
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 教育社会学における実証研究の展開――「社会階層と教育」の研究から2019

    • Author(s)
      古田和久
    • Organizer
      日本教育社会学会第71回大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 大卒者の増加と職業達成に対する学歴効果の変容――1965-2015年SSM調査データの分析2019

    • Author(s)
      古田和久
    • Organizer
      第92回日本社会学会大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 教育と社会階層(分担部分「高学歴社会における『学校教育の意義』」)2018

    • Author(s)
      中村 高康、平沢 和司、荒牧 草平、中澤 渉
    • Total Pages
      272
    • Publisher
      東京大学出版会
    • ISBN
      9784130501934
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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