| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | a159 |
| Survey Title | Monograph Elementary School Students Now: Children and the Media, 1997 |
| 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 |
Which aspects of children’s lives should we pay attention to ensure that modern children, who are growing up in the era of electronic media, develop healthily, without being overwhelmed by it? This survey was conducted to determine how the emergence of electronic media, especially video games and computers, is changing children’s world. The results are expected to inform teachers and parents as to the ideal environment they should provide for their children. The main survey content is as follows: the actual state of children's ownership and use of electronic media, whether children who are interested in video games are also interested in computers, whether there is a gendered difference in people’s ability to use computers and other machines, whether familiarity with media diminishes children’s interpersonal skills and lessens their interest in nature, and whether children's interest in and ability to use media are affected by their home and school environments. Additionally, each class profile was surveyed separately. This survey obtained samples from both elementary schools that are actively promoting media education and normal elementary schools that are not actively promoting media education. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | A total of 79 classes of fifth- and sixth-year students attending 14 elementary schools (including 9 schools that promote media education) in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba |
| Unit of Observation | Individual,Organization |
| Sample Size | A sample of 2,514 (1,278 boys, 1,229 girls, and 7 of unknown gender) The class profile questionnaire data are available in a separate file. |
| Date of Collection |
1997-02 ~ 1997-03 1997/2-3 |
| Time Period |
1997 ~ 1997 |
| Spatial Unit | kanagawa saitama Tokyo/Kanagawa/Saitama/Chiba |
| Sampling Procedure | |
| Mode of Data Collection | Questionnaire survey through schools |
| Investigator | Benesse Corporation |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.a159 |
| 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 | [Children’s questionnaire][Class profile questionnaire]] |
| Major Survey Items |
[Children’s questionnaire] (1) Personal computers Place of experience with personal computers, respondent’s knowledge of how to use personal computers, respondent’s perception of personal computers, respondent’s future plans involving personal computers, respondent’s parents’ skill level regarding the usage of electronic media (mother and father) (2) Video games Whether the respondent likes playing video games, person(s) with whom the respondent plays video games, respondent’s favorite video game(s), respondent’s level of enthusiasm for playing video games, parental response to the respondent playing video games, respondent’s media experiences and friendships (3) Respondents’ attributes and other aspects How the respondent spends their time at home on weekdays, how the respondent spends their time at school during breaks and after school, whether the respondent likes to play games that do not involve electronic media, status of respondent’s friendships, their own type, respondent’s grade, respondent’s gender, number of cohabitating family members (specifically siblings) in the respondent’s household, respondent’s ownership of electronic media [Class profile questionnaire] Frequency of computer use in class, subjects for which computers are used, location of computers, number of computers available for student use at the school, etc. |
| Date of Release | 2005/11/22 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Compulsory and pre-school education MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE |
| Topics in SSJDA | Education/Learning |
| Version | 1 ： 2005-11-22 |
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |