A Study on the Methodology and Prosess of the Social Inclusion and Empowerment of Immigrant Women

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380763
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Kumamoto Gakuen University
• Principal Investigator: Nishina Nobuko 熊本学園大学, 社会福祉学部, 准教授 (30707683)
• Research Collaborator: Logan Square Neighborhood Association ; Local Initiatives Support Corporation=LISC
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: エンパワメント / 移民女性 / アメリカ / シカゴ / 就労 / インテグレーション / コミュニティ / コミュニティ・オーガニゼーション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research clarified the following. English ability significantly relates to satisfaction with respect to the whole life, satisfaction with work, in economic life, but not relevant in the other items. Seventeen empowerment factor items are multivariate analyzed by SPSS into four factors. They are clarified following. Accessibility factor” shows accessibility to social and public services. “Economic factor” shows the presence of savings or browning money, “social activity” shows participation in church and community. The relation between "social relationship" and English ability was not　significant.Factor", reliable friends and "social relationship factor" consisting of the presence or absence of friends. The most significant difference appeared is "economic factor", which is consistent in this study. In other words, the economic foundation, steadily employment, economic stability are relevant to English ability.

Free Research Field

社会福祉学