Research on the Advancement of Specialized Education in Vocational High School

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K02924
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09040:Education on school subjects and primary/secondary education-related
• Research Institution: Daito Bunka University
• Principal Investigator: ABE Einosuke 大東文化大学, 社会学部, 准教授 (10408982)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 職業教育 / 専門教育 / 専門高校 / 高度化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research focused " Advance and practicality of vocational high schools".
The study clarified the challenges of the advancement to college and the advance of vocational education being undertaken by the vocational high schools.
This study clarified three things. (1) Advance of educational contents in agricultural high schools,(2) Trends in high schools that have been restructured or converted from Comprehensive Course to vocational high schools, (3) The current status of Advanced Course in high schools.

Free Research Field

職業教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

近年の職業教育では知識基盤社会での労働の高度化に対応すべく、高等教育の重視の傾向にある。本研究は、専門高校の専門性とその教育内容の高度化に向けて進める中で、上位校への接続による「高度化」を進めている実態を明らかにした。すなわち「職業活動の高度化」の中身とは何といった、具体的な「高度化」の中身を明らかにした意味は大きい。