Research for formation process of people's self-governing consciousness and abilities under the policy of consolidation of municipalities

2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

• Project/Area Number: 16530525
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educaion
• Research Institution: Chuo University
• Principal Investigator: SHIMADA Shuichi Chuo University, Faculty of Literature, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (50012563)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): UENO Keizo Saga University, Center for Research and Development of Higher Education, Professor, 高等教育開発センター, 教授 (30193824) ; UCHIDA Kazuhiro Hokkaido Education University, Center for Research of Education of Lifelong Learning, Professor, 生涯学習教育研究センター, 教授 (60279445)
• Project Period (FY): 2004 – 2005
• Keywords: consolidation of municipalities / people's learning activities / self-governing body / people's cosciouseness and abilities on self-government / 地域内循環経済活動

Research Abstract

Under the policy of consolidaition of municipalities at present, it is very important for the study of democratic local politics to analyze people's learning activities for keeping their own self-governing body.
We tried to observe and analyze their activities at two small local governments, Niseko town in Hokkaido and Sakae village in Nagano prefecture. And we got good results of the investigation on formation process of people's consciousness and abilities on self-government.
At the both local governments, the heads endeavor to help and encourage people's learning activities for making and developing unique co-operative organizations in their daily life and work.
People's self-governing consciousness and abilities of keeping their own independent town or village are raised through these various learning activities.