Research of Educational Sociology on the Lowing Trend in the Ages of Children for School Admission Competition (and Preparation to it)

• Project/Area Number: 21730666
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Sociology of education
• Research Institution: Ochanomizu University (2010-2012); Yokohama National University (2009)
• Principal Investigator: OCHIZUKI Yuki お茶の水女子大学, 学生支援センター, 准教授 (50377115)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2012
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
• Keywords: 早期選抜問題 / 小学校受験 / ペアレントクラシー / 家庭の教育戦略 / 国私立小学校 / 学習行動 / 中学受験準備 / 早期選抜 / 階層間格差 / 受験準備の低年齢化 / 中学受験 / 幼児教室

Research Abstract

his study clarified that elementary school entrance examinations（Ojuken）in today’s Japan is nothing other than the educational selection under parentocracy. By positively and specifically depicting the reality of “educational families” with a meritocratic view of society vigorously engaging themselves in the elementary school admission competition (and early preparation for junior high school entrance examinations), this study proposed the importance of seriously addressing the “reality” of competitive practices taking place at elementary and junior high school entrance examinations as one of the problems concerning the early screening.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 私立小学校受験家庭が描く子どものキャリアデザイン-受験理由および望む教育環境・学歴に着目して- (2011)
  • Author(s): 望月由起
  • Journal Title: 日本キャリアデザイン学会「キャリアデザイン研究」 Volume: 第8号 Pages: 71-85
  • NAID: 40019043007
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 小学校受験家庭の教育観・社会観 (2010)
  • Author(s): 望月由起
  • Organizer: 日本教育社会学会
  • Place of Presentation: 関西大学(大阪府)
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-18
• [Presentation] 小学校受験のイメージと実態‐年長児をもつ家庭への調査をふまえて‐ (2010)
  • Author(s): 望月由起
  • Organizer: 日本教育学会
  • Place of Presentation: 広島大学(広島県)
  • Year and Date: 2010-08-22
• [Presentation] 小学校受験のイメージと実態-年長児をもつ家庭への調査をふまえて- (2010)
  • Author(s): 望月由起
  • Organizer: 日本教育学会
  • Place of Presentation: 広島大学(広島県)
  • Year and Date: 2010-08-22
• [Presentation] 都市部における小学校受験への取り組み-受験家庭に対する調査を通して- (2010)
  • Author(s): 望月由起
  • Organizer: 日本子ども社会学会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都女子大学(京都府)
  • Year and Date: 2010-07-03
• [Book] 現代日本の私立小学校受験-ペアレントクラシーによる教育選抜の現状- (2011)
  • Author(s): 望月由起
  • Total Pages: 230
  • Publisher: 学術出版会