A Case Study on Educational Support for "At-risk" Children and Youth

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25885028
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Sociology of education
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: ITO HIDEKI 東京大学, 教育学研究科(研究院), 助教 (80712075)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-08-30 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 教育社会学 / 教育支援 / 自立支援 / 進路形成 / 高等専修学校

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study is to show the influences of teachers' educational support in lower track upper secondary schools on continuing jobs or schools among these schools' graduates. I investigated these mechanisms through a case study of a certain upper secondary specialized training school (Y school).
Three graduates of Y school mentions that they overcome their difficulties about continuing their jobs or schools by remembering their experiences of Y schools, such as teachers’ guidance, hard trainings during club activities, and close relationships with teachers or classmates. However, teachers of Y school faced dilemma that remembered school experiences which assist graduates to continue their jobs and schools may depress graduates who quit jobs and schools early and make their reemployment difficult.

Free Research Field

教育社会学