2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A study on the relationship between international students and local people in Japan

Research Project

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Project/Area Number	18K02722
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 09050:Tertiary education-related
Research Institution	Kanazawa University
Principal Investigator	Kishida Yumi 金沢大学, フロンティア工学系, 准教授 (80334754)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	S Kampeeraparb 名古屋大学, 国際開発研究科, 准教授 (90362219) 藤生慎金沢大学, 地球社会基盤学系, 准教授 (90708124)
Project Period (FY)	2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Keywords	留学生 / 交友関係 / 留学満足度 / 地域への愛着 / 地元就職 / 生活行動調査 / 質問紙調査
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This study explores international students’ experience outside the campus, relationships with locals inside and outside the campus, and the impact of these relationships on their satisfaction and attitude toward local communities. Researchers conducted an activity diary survey in a big and a medium-sized city, and a nationwide internet questionnaire survey in Japan. The study findings indicate that the most significant positive differences were in the students' satisfaction with the academic environment and their study abroad experience in general, as they socialized with Japanese faculty or staff. The most significant positive differences were also found in their attachment to local communities when they socialized with Japanese neighbors, among relationships with varying host-country nationals. Their interaction with neighborhood should be further considered to effectively connect international students to local communities.
Free Research Field	比較国際教育学
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	高齢化社会への対応として、留学生の獲得と卒業後の定着に向けての関心が世界的に高まるにつれ、留学生とホスト社会との結びつきをいかに強めるかに関心が向けられるようになっている。先行研究では、多様な、より多くのホスト国民とつながりを持つことが留学生の満足度や地域社会との結びつきを高めると指摘されてきたが、本研究は、つながりを持つホスト国民のタイプによって、その効果に違いがあることを明らかにした。留学生の地域への愛着形成において、近隣日本人住民と日常的に挨拶するような関係を持つことが最も強い効果を持っていたことは、社会的な関心が高まる留学生の地方定着に向けて多くの示唆を与える。