Study on the influence of local vocational education on the local retention of the youth:focusing on the school to work transitions

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K01174
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 04020:Human geography-related
• Research Institution: SHUNAN UNIVERSITY (2023); Shimonoseki City University (2019-2022)
• Principal Investigator: Sato Yuya 周南公立大学, 経済学部, 教授 (30452626)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: トランジション / 制度的リンケージ / 産業教育 / 地元定着

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study is aims to clarify to determine the impact of local vocational education on youth the school to work transitions and local retention in Toyama and Yamaguchi prefectures. We conducted an interview survey for local government office and pharmaceutical companies, and then conducted a questionnaire survey for the youth.
We pointed the "institutional linkage" has still strong influence on youth the school to work transitions especially whose last education was high school. But the strength of these linkages has regional differences. These differences may be attributed to the strength of cooperation between the company, the community, the local government, and the school. And it is suggested that this has an impact on the local retention of youth. However, we clarified that the emphasis is on grades and not on technology in connecting schools (especially high schools) with companies.

Free Research Field

人文地理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究において、地域の産業教育が若者のトランジションやそれに影響する制度的リンケージに地域差があること、また、学校（特に高校）と地域の企業を結びつけているのは主に成績であり、技術面でのつながりは弱いことを示した。このことは、近年、地域の産業を担う人材の育成、供給が期待され、高校や大学などがカリキュラムを整備する動きが見られるが（例えば九州地方の半導体産業）、今後の産業・教育（学校）・地域の連携を進めるうえで参考になると考える。