Fundamental Research about non-formal education and social inclusion in Brazil

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21730677
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Sociology of education
Research Institution	Sophia University
Principal Investigator	TAMURA Rika 上智大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (50349031)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) 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	地域研究 / ブラジル / ノンフォーマル教育 / 民衆教育 / 社会的包摂 / 社会関係資本 / エンパワーメント / NGO / 教育学 / 社会学 / 文化人類学 / 社会的排除
Research Abstract	This research analyzes the impact of NGO's non-formal education for children in urban poor areas of Brazil on social inclusion, such as school enrollment, employment, political participation. Some suggestions have been confirmed : a political empowerment is seen more important than economic empowerment in the concept of social inclusion by organizations of non-formal education ; the analysis of the social impact of non-formal education should be considered the perspective of social capital generated in the network of its educational activities in regional and international revel.