| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | b060 |
| Survey Title | Monograph/ The World of Junior High School Students: Junior High School Students in Urban Areas and those in Rural Areas - Variation by Region and Variation by School - 1998 |
| Depositor | Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute (Former Name:Benesse Corporation) |
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| Period of Data Use Permission | One year |
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| Summary |
The survey in the monograph tends to be biased toward the Tokyo area. In an information society, where regional differences are eliminated and school differences are minimized, it is likely that there will be similar schools and similar junior high school students everywhere. However, this is only a superficial view, and there may be considerable differences in students’ minds. Therefore, we conducted a survey to determine the extent to which regional and school differences are reflected in the behavior and awareness of junior high school students. However, a large-scale, rigorous examination will be left for another time; here, we attempted to ascertain the extent to which junior high school students’ behaviors and attitudes vary by region and school and the extent to which they are common. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | First- to third-year junior high school students in Akita, Tokyo, Shizuoka, Shimane, and Kyushu. |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size | A sample of 2,086 |
| Date of Collection |
1998-02 ~ 1998-06 1998/2-3 |
| Time Period |
1998 ~ 1998 |
| Spatial Unit | tokyo shizuoka shimane Akita/Tokyo/Shizuoka/Shimane/Kyushu |
| Sampling Procedure | We asked study group faculty members to recommend schools where they are familiar with the community and schooling situations and can obtain cooperation, and ultimately, 6 schools cooperated: 1) a school on an island in Kyushu, 2) a school in the suburbs of a traditional small city on the coast of the Sea of Japan, 3) a school facing the Pacific Ocean in Shizuoka Prefecture, 4) a school in downtown Tokyo, 5) a school in a new town in Tokyo that is dedicated to education, and 6) a school in an old town in Tohoku. |
| Mode of Data Collection | Questionnaire survey through schools |
| Investigator | Benesse Corporation |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.b060 |
| 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)Everyday living Respondent’s morning routine (wake-up time, mode of awakening, waking up routine, breakfast), after-school routine (study time on weekdays, TV viewing time, cram school attendance, stores the respondent typically patronizes, whether the respondent goes out at night, amount of time the respondent spends chatting on the phone, respondent’s bedtime) (2) School life and friends Respondent’s degree of enjoyment of school, respondent’s extracurricular activities, respondent’s comprehension of the content of their classes, respondent’s emotional state during math and English classes, respondent’s future prospects, items the respondent brings to school, number of friends the respondent has, depth of respondent’s friendships, respondent’s experience of bullying in class (3) Others Items the respondent wants, fashions the respondent wants to try, trends the respondent follows, respondent’s experiences in nature and with helping others, respondent’s desired lifestyle (4) Respondent’s “town” of residence How long the respondent has lived in the town, respondent's relationship with their neighbors, the image of the respondent’s town, how often the respondent goes into town, respondent's level of attachment to the community (5) Family Whether the respondent cohabitates with their grandparents, number of siblings, number of family members, whether the respondent sees their parents at work, respondent’s relationship with their parents, respondent’s evaluation of their parents (6)Demographic items, etc. Respondent’s personality type，respondent’s current health condition, respondent’s academic performance (grades), whether the respondent enjoys their daily life，grade, gender |
| Date of Release | 2004/10/05 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Compulsory and pre-school education SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND GROUPINGS Children SOCIETY AND CULTURE |
| Topics in SSJDA | Education/Learning |
| Version | 1 ： 2004-10-05 |
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |