| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | a144 |
| Survey Title | Monograph/Elementary School Students Now: Particularities of School Grades, 1993-94 |
| 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 |
Today's children seem to confine themselves to their rooms, using the media to heal their wounded hearts. Modern children’s characteristics compared to those of the children of the past are (1) a lack of contact with nature, (2) a lack of friends, (3) a lack of goals for the future, and (4) a lack of physical activity. Today's children seem to be more knowledgeable than their predecessors, but their interpersonal relationships are fewer and shallower, they are less physically robust, and their mental independence is delayed. It is therefore necessary to reassess these children’s maturity level when considering grade levels. As described above, children are said to have changed in recent years, and many adults are often bewildered by children whose growth does not seem to follow the conventional developmental stages. Therefore, this survey was conducted to clarify the characteristics of today's children’s development. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-year students attending public elementary schools in Tokyo, Chiba, and Gifu |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size | Number of valid responses: 2,064 (1,073 boys and 991 girls; 643 in Grade 4, 712 in Grade 5, and 709 in Grade 6) |
| Date of Collection |
1993-12 ~ 1994-01 1993/12-1994/1 |
| Time Period |
1993 ~ 1994 |
| Spatial Unit | chiba Tokyo/Chiba/Gifu |
| Sampling Procedure | |
| Mode of Data Collection | Questionnaire survey through schools |
| Investigator | Benesse Corporation |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.a144 |
| 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 | Children’s daily habits (waking time, whether the respondent uses an alarm clock or wakes on their own, breakfast, respondent’s breakfast companions, whether the respondent brushes their teeth), learning (school subjects the respondent likes and dislikes), nature of respondent’s school life (classroom life, after-school life), cram school (whether the respondent attends a cram school, frequency of attendance, study time, reasons for attendance, degree to which the respondent enjoys cram school), whether the respondent takes lessons, respondent’s social relationships (number of friends, degree to which the respondent converses with friends, respondent’s relationship with their homeroom teacher, extent to which the respondent converses with their parents, activities the respondent does with their parents), amount of pocket money the respondent receives, respondent’s personal belongings, self-confidence, respondent’s physical condition and opinions, self-image (whether the respondent would like to grow up sooner if they were reborn, respondent’s happiness level and whether they like themselves), grade，gender, etc. |
| Date of Release | 2006/09/08 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Compulsory and pre-school education SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND GROUPINGS |
| Topics in SSJDA | Education/Learning |
| Version | 1 ： 2006-09-08 |
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |