The Research on a Model to Facilitate Initiatives on sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Japanese Universities

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K12619
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 80030:Gender studies-related
• Research Institution: Chukyo University
• Principal Investigator: Kazama Takashi 中京大学, 教養教育研究院, 教授 (50387627)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: LGBT / 性的マイノリティ / 性的指向 / 性自認 / 大学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we conducted an all-inclusive survey on Japanese university policies (2020) and a random sampling survey of university faculty nationwide (2021). The results of the all-inclusive survey (27.0% response rate) of 773 national universities, public universities, private universities, and junior colleges showed that about half (50.5%) of the responding universities had received requests for consultation and response from sexual minority students, but only less than 10% (8.7%) had introduced guidelines.
In addition, the results of a nationwide survey of university faculty members (791 universities, 180,980 members) (38.8% response rate) showed that approximately 40% of university faculty members had encountered sexual minority (may be) students, and approximately 10% of faculty members indicated that they would feel uncomfortable if a sexual minority student was in their seminar they were in charge of.

Free Research Field

社会学、ジェンダー／セクシュアリティ研究

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

今世紀に入り、日本社会の様々な領域で性的指向・性自認に関わる取り組みが進んでいる。こおうした社会の変化は大学にも普及をし、取り組みを始めている大学も生まれている。本研究は、こうした状況を踏まえて、全国の大学を対象に悉皆調査を実施し、どれくらいの割合の大学がどのような取り組みを行っているのかを明らかにすると同時に、その課題を明らかにした。また大学における取り組みを進めるに当たって、重要となる大学教員の意識や認識の現状および課題を明らかにした。