Impact of school consolidations on school quality: An analysis of public elementary and junior high schools in Japan

• Project/Area Number: 23K18803
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0107:Economics, business administration, and related fields
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: ZVEDELIKOVA MIRKA 大阪大学, 社会経済研究所, 特任助教 (20975974)
• Project Period (FY): 2023-08-31 – 2025-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: School consolidation / Compulsory education

Outline of Research at the Start

This research aims to analyze how school consolidations affect the quality of public elementary and junior high schools in Japan. The results will show the impact of consolidations on schools as institutions of learning and will thus help craft policy recommendations.