• Search Research Projects
  • Search Researchers
  • How to Use
  1. Back to project page

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Future Direction of Elementary and Secondary Schools in Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa prefecture

Research Project

  • PDF
Project/Area Number 26590217
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Sociology of education
Research InstitutionUniversity of the Ryukyus

Principal Investigator

TANAKA ATSUSHI  琉球大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (40347125)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) HOSOKAWA Toru  東北大学, 名誉教授 (60091740)
Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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
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.

Free Research Field

教育社会学

URL: 

Published: 2017-05-10  

Information User Guide FAQ News Terms of Use Attribution of KAKENHI

Powered by NII kakenhi