2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Change of Municipalities Financial Structure caused by Municipality Merger, and Restructuring in School Education
| Project/Area Number |
17530602
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Educaion
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| Research Institution | National Institute for Educational Policy Research (NIER) |
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Principal Investigator |
YASHIKI Kazuyoshi NIER, Dept.for Educational Policy and Evaluation, Senior Researcher, 教育政策・評価研究部, 総括研究官 (70150026)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HONDA Masato NIER, Dept.for Educational Policy and Evaluation, Senior Researcher, 教育政策・評価研究部, 総括研究官 (90282623)
KUDO Bunzo NIER, Dept.for Elementary and Secondary Education, Director, 初等中等教育研究部, 部長 (30231096)
YAMAGUCHI Katsumi Musashi Institute of Technology, Dept.of Engineering, Associate Professor, 工学部情報処理センター, 助教授 (30200611)
SAKANO Shinji Tamagawa University, Correspondence Education School, Associate Professor, 通信教育部教育学部, 助教授 (30235163)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2006
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| Keywords | municipality merger / board of education / educational finance / educational policy / school integration / financial reduction |
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| Research Abstract |
This study aims to analyze the change of financial structure and educational policy in municipalities merged in the last decade in the Heisei. The main findings are as follows ;
1.Although the imbalance among the area is regarded in questionable from the view point of educational expenditure, analysis of the annual expenditure and making assets in municipalities shows the importance of the effective assets utilization for the future.
2.The questionnaire survey to boards of education pointed out the effect of the municipality merger, such as personnel expenses reduction, improvement of school education, adjustment of the conditional balance of schools and so on.
3.The survey also pointed out the problems after the merger such as un-adjustment between the old municipalities, expansion of the amount of office work, planning for the school integration and so on.
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