2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Future Direction of Elementary and Secondary Schools in Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa prefecture
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26590217
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Sociology of education
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| Research Institution | University of the Ryukyus |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HOSOKAWA Toru 東北大学, 名誉教授 (60091740)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 教育人口学 / 沖縄県八重山地域 / 学校統廃合 / 離島（へき地）教育 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study investigated the influence of reduced enrollment in small, rural schools of Yaeyama islands, south-western end of Okinawa prefecture. Data were drawn from annual reports of General Survey of Schools from the Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education. Student population changes of 34 elementary and 20 secondary schools in Yaeyama region were analyzed using two-step cluster analysis based on geographical conditions, school and class size, student/teacher ratios, and recent trend of enrollment. The results indicated that there were 3 groups of elementary school and 2 groups of secondary school with deferent patterns of property such as school size, rural population, or community-school collaboration.
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| Free Research Field |
教育社会学
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