2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
International Comparative Study on Attitudes and Behaviours of University Students towards Studying Abroad.
| Project/Area Number |
22530916
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Sociology of education
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
KAWAI Junko 京都大学, 国際交流推進機構国際交流センター, 准教授 (70303922)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
WHANG Soon-hee 筑波大学, 人文社会科学研究科(系), 教授 (50199147)
HAN Liyou 京都大学, 国際交流推進機構, 特任准教授 (40521977)
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| Research Collaborator |
NOGUCHI Tsuyoshi 京都大学, 教育学部, 研修員
NUKITA Yuko 大阪大学/近畿大学/京都精華大学, 非常勤講師
KONG Hanbing 浙江大学(中国), 公共管理学院, 副教授
SETISARN Chomnard チュラーロンコーン大学(タイ), 文学部東洋言語学科, 助教
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 比較教育 / 国際教育 |
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| Research Abstract |
Drawing on surveys from students at research-oriented universities in Japan, China, and Thailand, this study presents the following main findings:
(1) In all cases, at four universities in three countries, students can be categorized into three groups with regards to their attitudes and behavior of studying abroad, namely “positive,” “negative” and “floating” groups.
(2) Distribution of these three groups varies among cases; one of the distinct characteristics of Japanese students is that the majority of students are categorized into the “floating” group, while this cannot be observed in other countries.
(3) There are common factors that influence formation of students’ attitudes and behaviours toward studying abroad in all cases; foreign language ability and the educational environment of a university have positive impacts. At the same time, there are differences regarding factors and degree of influence in each case; these are students’ family background and early childhood cultural experiences.
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