A study on the relationship between academic ability, academic success, and employment rate among second-generation immigrant students in France

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K01309
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 05020:Public law-related
• Research Institution: Nakamura Gakuen University Junior College
• Principal Investigator: Hashimoto Kazuo 中村学園大学短期大学部, 幼児保育学科, 准教授 (30455084)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 教育の自由 / 社会統合 / ライシテ / イスラーム / 移民

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Through the five-year research period, I believe that this research has yielded research results on the following two points. One is that I was able to publish a paper on the current situation regarding the religious freedom of children and students of immigrant origin since the enactment of France's 2004 law prohibiting the wearing of religious symbols. At the same time, I was able to analyze the historical background of France's "educational freedom" which is a key concept of the 2004 law, and write a paper about it. Second, the employment difficulties of immigrant-origin students and students depend on the context of their academic success. However, there still seems to be a disparity, especially for Muslim students. We will continue our research on the latter point and plan to publish the results within about a year.

Free Research Field

憲法学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、フランスの2004年宗教的標章着用禁止法制定以降のフランスのムスリムの児童生徒等の宗教的自由をめぐる状況を明らかにすることができた。本研究期間の初年度であった2019年度の1年間はパリでの在外研究の機会に恵まれ、研究資料や文献の収集のみならず、現地での視察やインタビューを手厚く行うことができたことで、本研究の成果をより実証的なものとして公表することができた。加えて、フランスにおいて多義的な意味を持つ「教育の自由」という概念についての論考により、日本における「教育の自由」の意義について改めて問題提起をすることができたのではないかと考えている。