A Study about the Linkage between Immigration Research and Community Welfare Research in East Asian Cities

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K13086
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Osaka City University
• Principal Investigator: JEON HONG GYU 大阪市立大学, 都市研究プラザ, 教授 (00434613)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 鄭 栄鎭 大阪市立大学, 都市研究プラザ, 特任助教 (70748227) ; 川本 綾 大阪市立大学, 都市研究プラザ, 都市研究プラザ特別研究員 (90711945)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 外国籍住民 / 多文化共生 / 多文化コミュニティワーク / 移民研究 / 東アジア / 二重言語教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Together with further advancing globalization and mobility, the migrating population increased rapidly, and the settling down of immigrants in host countries can be observed all over East Asia. Our survey showed that particularly children with roots in foreign countries are today a common phenomenon in local communities.
In an international conference we focused on practices in areas with many foreign residents. In particular, the case of Korea, in which bilingual ducation policies for children of immigrants were adapted, was discussed. The debate continued with contributions about a NPO in Yao City, which applied one of the most advanced approaches in Japan, and the reality and issues of support in Hamamatsu City. By sharing information about the current situation of children with roots in foreign countries, a major challenge for community welfare of the coming generation, the study results about the linkage between immigration research and community welfare research were summarized.

Free Research Field

社会科学