A Sociological Study on Inheriting and Spreading Process of Educational Programs Developed in Schools

• Project/Area Number: 26381120
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology of education
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: MORI Naoto 筑波大学, 人文社会系, 准教授 (10434515)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: 社会学 / 教育実践 / 個別化・個性化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study is to explore how a educational program developed in a particular school changes in its inheriting and spreading process, through the acceptance by teachers or conflict between them. The study finds the following points: (1) whether teachers consent to ideals of the educational program determines the opportunity of acceptance and inheritance of particular educational practices; (2) teachers reinterpret the educational ideals and programs in the face of situations and organize educational practices through classroom interaction; (3) there is a possibility that the educational program undergoes a complete transformation, through the organization of practices situated in educational interaction.