A Study of Educational Strategies of Chinese Families in Japan

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24531055
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology of education
• Research Institution: Chiba University
• Principal Investigator: Zhou Feifan 千葉大学, 国際教養学部, 准教授 (80270867)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 異文化適応 / 家族構造 / 中国人家族

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study is based on qualitative survey toward the Chinese family living in Japan.The followings are the research objects.1formation of the educational strategy in the process of cross-cultural adaptation.2utilization and adjustment of social resources in the conflict situation.3. maintenance and reconstruction of the educational function of the family (home education)
The study results are as follows.1.Chinese families living in Japan are1.positive for accepting Japanese culture,2.tend to regard the “unknown” as Japanese culture,3.granted language as tool.4.The parents’ influence on the matters related to China is getting weaker through their child’s grade getting higher in school.5.All the parents’ language skills, sense of value, social capital are related to their child’s career decision making.6.Short-term educational strategy for problem solving, and the long-term educational strategy has a large impact on where the family lives

Free Research Field

教育社会学