Do East Asian Students Achieve Highly at the Cost of Well-Being? Critical Analysis Utilizing PISA
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20K02606
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 09020:Sociology of education-related
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Keywords | (well-) Being / student achievement / Japanese education / PISA / cultural psychology / Large Scale Achievement / East Asia / education achievement / (well) Being / Cultural Psychology / well (Being) / East Asian model / educational achievement / pedagogy / happiness |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
The purpose of the study is thus to understand the relationship between cognitive achievement and student well-being, with specific reference to educational conditions across East Asia. It asks two primary sets of analytical questions: (i) What factors drive the high-achievement, low well-being/happiness contradiction result in the various systems of East Asia? and (ii) Does it perhaps result from biases in the ILSA’s measurement instruments? (iii) What can be done to maintain high-achievement whilst increasing student well-being?
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This project produced many research results, including: clarification of modes of well-being under-theorized in mainstream Western social science research, exploration of alternative interpretations of PISA results, and the breaking down of several dominant stereotypes about education in East Asia. These research results were shared both within academic circles (especially English-language academic journals), and more widely within popular outlets (including CHIKUMA paperbacks, policy circles, and publications aimed at teachers). Moreover, these results have led to cross-disciplinary fertilization, bringing together educational researchers with philosophers and psychologists. The project was extended with a KOKUSAI A grant as well, allowing me to extend this root project in dialogue with leading scholars outside Japan.
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
In terms of research, the results are significant for showing how well-being and achievement work in non-Western contexts such as East Asia. In terms of social achievements, the results provided a foundation for challenging dominant policy trends and developing contextually-rooted alternatives.
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