An empirical study on career path development among young people facing social difficulties in South Korea

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K02520
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09020:Sociology of education-related
• Research Institution: Hirosaki University (2020-2023); Hokkaido University (2019)
• Principal Investigator: Song Miran 弘前大学, 教育推進機構, 准教授 (70528314)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: オルタナティブスクール / 学校から社会への移行 / 社会的困難を生きる若者 / 代案学校 / キャリア支援 / 代案教育機関に関する法律 / 国際比較 / 韓国

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to empirically clarify the realities of career path construction for children and young people facing social difficulties, specifically focusing on alternative schools (AS) in South Korea, which have taken different routes from the institutional school education system.
Firstly, it became clear that graduates of AS face serious post-graduation transition problems. It was revealed that they are significantly disturbed by the linear and stable transition to careers and jobs during the post-graduation transition phase, and in many cases, the transition to society is prolonged.
Secondly, after graduating from AS, when they faced society, they encountered the barrier of an "education-oriented society" demanded by mainstream society. Despite having opposed mainstream society, they felt "unsettled" and "anxious" in the face of mainstream values and ultimately faced difficulties in compromising with or assimilating into those values.

Free Research Field

比較教育学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的および社会的意義は、次の3点に集約される。第一に、一般的な教育経路とは異なる経験を持つ卒業生に焦点を当て、彼らが卒業後に直面する移行の課題や社会への適応の難しさを明らかにした点である。そして、第二に、AS卒業者が直面する困難さや、彼らが主流社会との関係でどのように向き合うかについての理解を深める上で重要な洞察を提供した点である。これにより、将来的な支援や教育政策の開発に向けた方向性が示される。そして、3点目に、国際的な共同研究への発展と、調査に基づく理論と実践の融合を通じて研究の学術の共有と拡散を実現できたことに意義がある。