Increasing Immigrant's Parental Involvement through Family, School, and Community Collaboration: US-Japan Comparative Study

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K02553
• 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: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Nukaga Misako 東京大学, 大学院教育学研究科(教育学部), 教授 (60586361)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 移民家族 / 教育関与 / 日米比較 / 教育保障 / ケア / ウェルビーイング / 排外主義 / コロナ禍

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study conducted fieldwork in schools and non-profit organizations (NPOs) in Japan and the United States, concretely demonstrating the complex challenges faced by immigrant families in their host societies. It revealed the economic, cultural, and social mechanisms that hinder the educational engagement of immigrant parents. Specifically, it pointed out that market-driven educational reforms, xenophobia and discriminatory structures intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic, and dominant family norms obstruct access to educational resources for immigrant families. From a US-Japan comparative perspective, the study showed that the childcare needs of immigrant families are more invisible in Japan, where families are expected to make self-help efforts while the support infrastructure provided by government and NPOs is fragile.

Free Research Field

教育社会学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の意義は、受け入れ社会の中で不可視化される移民の子育てニーズを参与観察や聞き取りから詳細に掘り起こし、受け入れ社会の支配的な文化と構造が移民家庭の子育て困難を生み出すプロセスを明らかにしたことである。特にコロナ禍以降は日米両国において移民の子どもたちの教育機会とウェルビーイングが損なわれていることを示し、教育と福祉の両側面から公教育の役割を再定義し必要な施策を整備していくこと、親子二世代に対する社会的包摂策を検討すること、家族を中心に据えた行政・学校・NPOの持続的な連携と支援体制を構築することの重要性を提起した。