Sociology of Education
Elucidating various educational social phenomena based on quantitative and qualitative data, and thinking about how to create a better society.
Research Topics
■ Research on the effects of social structure and social network on education
■ Research on gender and education
The figure summarizes the trend in educational attainment in Japan in the last 100 years by organizing it by dividing parent occupational classes between white collar and blue collar/farming. It demonstrates that the relationship between social class and education has stably shifted against different historical backdrops. By contemplating the reality of education shown in objective data such as this, we ask and examine questions such as “how does a relationship like this exist?”; “how does the Japanese situation differ from that in other countries?”; and “what are effective strategies to rectify problems?”
The major challenge of the sociology of education is to approach the actuality of education and society in contemporary Japan through such inquiries.
Staff
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Professor
Kimura Ryouko -
Professor
Aramaki Sohei -
Assistant Professor
Mikami Jun -
Professor (Concurrently)
Arikawa Tomoko 【Concurrent Staff】