| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0539 |
| Survey Title | Survey of Parents/guardians' Attitudes toward School Education, 2003 |
| Depositor | Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute (Former Name:Benesse Corporation) |
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| Educational Purpose | Available for both research and instructional purposes. |
| Period of Data Use Permission | One year |
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| Summary |
This survey is an attitude survey of school education conducted jointly by Benesse Future Education Center and the Asahi Shimbun Company, with guardians of elementary school and junior high school students as subjects. Currently, various reforms are being attempted on a trial and error basis and opinions are widely being sought on expectations for school education, educational reform, education outside of school, etc. Under such circumstance, what do guardians expect from and think about school? In the course of the survey, we believe we have gathered data that will prove useful in the future reconsideration of educational practices. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Guardians of second-grade and fifth-grade elementary school students and second-year junior high school students in Japan |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size | Sample size: 6,288 people (number of questionnaires distributed: 8,503 people, response rate: 74.0%) |
| Date of Collection |
2003-12 ~ 2004-01 December 2003 to January 2004 |
| Time Period |
2003 ~ 2004 |
| Spatial Unit | Japan Japan |
| Sampling Procedure | Other Participating schools: 26 public elementary schools, 20 public junior high schools |
| Mode of Data Collection | Self-administered questionnaire: Paper Household self-administered questionnaire survey distributed and collected through schools |
| Investigator | Benesse Corporation, the Asahi Shimbun Company |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.0539 |
| Sponsors (Funds) | |
| Related Publications (by the Investigator) | Please refer to the abstract in Japanese. |
| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) |
| Documentation | [Questionnaire] |
| Major Survey Items |
(1) Respondent’s children Gender of children, year in school, birth order, number of children, relationship (2) School attended by children Expectations for guidance and efforts on the part of school, desire for school open houses and participation in school, cooperation with school, level of satisfaction with guidance and efforts, level of general satisfaction with school (3) Children’s education in general Expectations for education outside of school (after-school lessons, tutoring schools (juku), etc.), types of after-school lessons, number of times attending tutoring schools (juku) per week, hours spent studying when attending tutoring school (juku) each time, hours spent studying at home per day, grades received at school, out-of-school educational expenses, feeling of burden of educational expenses, desired level of education for children, points that respondent sees as important when children enter college (4) Educational reform and education in Japan in general For or against educational reform (19 items), opinion on education (deciding curriculum, competition between schools, textbook levels), thoughts on hours spent on learning subjects, thoughts on educational disparities, knowledge of the Basic Act on Education, thoughts on revising the Basic Act on Education, awareness of state of education (5) Situation of respondent and family Ages of mother and father of the child, occupation of mother of the child, family structure, number of household family members, home environment (personal computers, books, study room, information devices for children’s use, pets, parent’s level of educational attainment, etc.), sense of financial comfort |
| Date of Release | 2007/04/19 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Compulsory and pre-school education Family life and marriage |
| Topics in SSJDA | Education/Learning |
| Version | 1 ： 2007-04-19 |
| Notes for Users | Names of schools and municipalities surveyed cannot be revealed, but files are provided with macro data on regions in which schools are located. |