Elucidation of the mechanism to support student mobility from regional area -Focusing on prefectural dormitories in the Tokyo metropolitan area

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K14039
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 09050:Tertiary education-related
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: Endo Takeshi 早稲田大学, 大学総合研究センター, 講師(任期付) (00837776)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 学生寮 / 寄宿舎 / 県人寮 / 地域移動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to analyze the historical trends of prefectural dormitories in the Tokyo metropolitan area from their establishment to the present and to identify the mechanisms that enable the sustainable movement of hometown residents to higher education. Many prefectural dormitories were established before World War II, mainly during the Meiji and Taisho periods, primarily by local scholarship organizations. After World War II, new dormitories were established under the “Student Dormitory Construction Plan.” Each dormitory accepted students from their hometowns who were studying at higher educational institutions in the suburbs of Tokyo and encouraged them to adapt to the city in order to nurture human resources for their regions. In analyzing the reminiscences of graduating dormitory students, it was found that the dormitory culture and community functioned to facilitate the adjustment of newcomers to Tokyo.

Free Research Field

高等教育論　教育社会学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

学術的意義は、大学進学にともなう地域移動の歴史的形成過程を記述することで、日本近代における上京遊学が形成されるプロセスの一端を各地域の視点を中心に共通点や差異を明らかにできた点にある。地方出身学生にとって、上京は経済的・心理的なハンディとなるものの、各地の育英会等はそのハンディを低減する役割を果たしていた。
社会的意義としては、まず首都圏への地方出身学生の絶対数が減少する現在において、上京を希望する学生支援を、経済面のみならず、住まいの点から検討されて良い。また、各寮の経営は自治体の補助や寄付金によってまかなわれており、継続的な運営を可能とする運営方法を共有できる仕組みづくりが必要になる。