| Abstract | ||
| Survey Number | 1364 | |
| Survey Title | Japanese Longitudinal Study of Children and Parents Wave1, 2015 | |
| Depositor | Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute | |
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| Summary |
This joint research project, "Everyday Life and Learning of Children" (Parent-Child Panel Survey), conducted by the Institute of Social Science at the University of Tokyo and the Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute, is an annual panel survey that follows the same guardian-child pairs over multiple years. This panel survey investigates children's daily lives, educational situations, and guardians' parenting practices, with the aim of clarifying how these aspects change over time as children grow. This allows researchers to better understand the realities and challenges in children's daily lives, education, and parenting, and to explore more effective approaches to education and parenting. This research project is characterized by the following three key features: (1) It is a continuous panel survey that adds new first-grade elementary school students each year, which enables it to capture both the "current state" and "changes across time periods" from children's first year in elementary school to their senior year in high school. (2) By continuously surveying the same guardian-child pairs, this survey captures the process of "growth and development" in guardian-child relationships. (3) This survey captures a broad and detailed picture of children's attitudes and current circumstances regarding their everyday life and learning. These survey data are from Wave 1 (the 2015 base survey) of the "Japanese Longitudinal Study of Children and Parents". |
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| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data | |
| Universe | Children nationwide in Japan, from 4th graders in elementary school through senior year in high school, as well as guardians of children from 1st graders in elementary school through senior year in high school. *Guardians responded on behalf for children in 1st to 3rd grade in elementary school. | |
| Unit of Observation | Individual,Family | |
| Sample Size | 11,982 children, 16,776 guardians *Survey forms distributed to 21,569 guardian-child pairs | |
| Date of Collection | July to August 2015 | |
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| Spatial Unit | Japan (nationwide) | |
| Sampling Procedure | Survey panels were recruited from February 2014 to May 2015. Survey panel recruitment targets were selected from a list of 1st grade elementary school students to senior year high school students nationwide. Candidates were extracted from seven regions in Japan based on student population ratios (using data from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's "Basic School Survey", FY 2013–2014). | |
| Mode of Data Collection |
Self-administered questionnaires conducted by mail or via the internet. *Respondents chose one of the two methods. |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.34500/SSJDA.1364 | |
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| Related Publications (by the Investigator) |
Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo, and Benesse Educational and Research Institute, 2015, Preliminary Report on "2015 Parent-Child Survey on Children's Daily Lives and Learning", Benesse Holdings Benesse Educational Research Institute, March 2016. Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo, and Benesse Educational and Research Institute (eds.), 2020, Tracking Children's Learning and Development: Findings from a Panel Survey of 20,000 Parent-Child Pairs, Keisō Shobō, September 2020. |
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| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | |
| Documentation | Questionnaires [Children][Guardians] | |
| Major Survey Items |
[Basic Items] - Children's grade and gender - Guardians' educational background, employment status, working hours (full-time/part-time), and occupation - Hours that guardians' return home on workdays, and the sharing of household chores and childcare responsibilities - Information on household family members and siblings - Household income - Financial support from grandparents and their involvement in household chores and childcare [Questionnaire for children] (1) Children's daily lives and experiences Sleep schedule, daily schedule, household chores, daily routines, play areas, preferred types of activities, media usage, part-time jobs, and experiences over the past year (behavior and emotions) (2) Children's school life and studies Study hours, extracurricular activities, cram schools, club activities, school life, attitudes toward studying, favorite subjects and class periods, self-assessment of academic performance, interest in humanities or sciences fields, attitudes toward further education and studying abroad (3) Relationship with guardians Interactions and conversations with guardians (4) Relationship with others Interactions with friends, teachers, grandparents, neighbors, etc. (5) Strengths, weaknesses, and self-perception Strengths and weaknesses in learning, thinking, and behavior, interpersonal relationships, interest in society, future goals, self-confidence, desired occupations [Questionnaire for guardians] (1) Current state of parenting and education Information sources on parenting and education, household rules and agreements, allowance, communicating values, interactions with their child, reading aloud books, extracurricular activities, cram schools, education-related expenses, child's strengths and weaknesses, child's academic performance (2) Attitudes towards parenting and education Worries and concerns, views on education, attitudes toward further education (3) Guardians’ daily life Daily life (hobbies, social activities, and so on), guardians' degree of independence |
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| Date of Release | 2021/04/23 | |
| Topics in CESSDA |
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| Topics in SSJDA | Education/Learning | |
| Version | 1 ： 2021-04-23 2 ： 2026-09-15 | |
| Notes for Users |
Version 2: Added English information to the data (September 15, 2026)
This study has been approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Institute of Social Science at the University of Tokyo. |