2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Longitudinal research about the factors affecting career development of male care workers in nursing home

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22710267
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Gender
Research Institution	Kansai University
Principal Investigator	SAWADA Yukiko 関西大学, 人間健康学部, 助教 (60425098)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2012
Keywords	高齢者福祉 / ケアワーカー / ソーシャルサポート / キャリア支援 / 役割モデル / 離転職 / 雇用政策
Research Abstract	This study was a longitudinal research including 6-8year follow-up periods that attempted to clarify the factors affecting the career development of male care workers working in nursing homes. This study carried out semi-structured interviews and analyzed with the Grounded Theory methodology. As a result, it was revealed that many care workers developed their career through experience of other departments (counselors, care manager, etc.) or other job experience and qualifications. On the other hand, the carrier support of the individuals is limited to regular training and getting qualifications in their workplace. In addition, job consciousness of people who responded that there are mentors and role models has been relatively stable, and they were satisfied with the career of their own.

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