An Empirical Research on the Relevance of Learning Experiences of University Education in Social Science to the World of Work

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25780515
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sociology of education
• Research Institution: The University of Tokushima (2015); Doshisha University (2013-2014)
• Principal Investigator: KOYAMA Osamu 徳島大学, インスティトゥーショナル・リサーチ室, 助教 (50621562)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 学習経験 / 職業的レリバンス / 熟達過程 / 大学教育 / 社会科学分野 / 就職活動 / 初期キャリア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this empirical research is to examine the relevance of learning experiences of university education in social science to job searching and early careers by conducting social research. The research is divided into three parts. First, the indexes of learning experiences were extracted by conducting an interview survey of fourth-year students. Second, based on the result of this survey, a questionnaire survey of fourth-year students was conducted. Third, a questionnaire survey of university graduates was conducted. These surveys indicate that a part of learning experiences of university education has a positive correlation with the result of job searching and early careers, although the surveys also prove that the correlation is not strong.

Free Research Field

教育社会学・高等教育論