| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | b066 |
| Survey Title | Monograph/ The World of Junior High School Students: Junior High School Students' Attitudes toward Rights, 1999 |
| 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 |
To what extent are today's junior high school students aware of their rights? The Convention on the Rights of the Child came into effect in Japan in 1994, but its contents are still not well known, and there seems to be some opposition to it. In 1998, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child issued a scathing report on the current situation in Japan. If we consider children to be "subjects of the exercise of rights," how do junior high school students think about their rights, and how do they want to use them? This survey asks children what they consider to be an "infringement of [their] rights,” where "the boundary between rights and selfishness" lies, and which "rights they want to exercise and their willingness to exercise them." The survey focuses on the right to self-determination, the right to express one's opinion, and privacy, as emphasized by the Convention. The survey sample included two schools that are dedicated to promoting the Convention on the Rights of the Child. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | First- to third-year students from 6 public junior high schools in Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size | A sample of 1,238 （363 first-graders, 368 second-graders，507 third-graders） |
| Date of Collection |
1999-11 ~ 1999-12 1999/11-12 |
| Time Period |
1999 ~ 1999 |
| Spatial Unit | tokyo Tokyo/Chiba/Kanagawa |
| Sampling Procedure | |
| Mode of Data Collection | Questionnaire survey through schools |
| Investigator | Benesse Corporation |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.b066 |
| 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) Family life Respondent’s family life, respondent’s parent–child relationship, respondent’s requests of their parents (2) School life Class atmosphere, unpleasant experiences at school, things the respondent believes should never be done at school, respondent’s opinion about the source of school rules (students vs. teachers), what the respondent would like to say if they could express their opinions, respondent’s status regarding whether to participate in discussions or take on a leadership role, respondent’s views on the "rights" vs. "selfishness" debate (3) Thoughts on children's rights Respondent’s definition of "children's rights," respondent’s views on the "impossible" vs. "possible" debate, respondent’s views on the "allowed" or "early" debate, respondent’s views on freedom vs. rules (4)Demographic items, others Respondent’s academic performance (grades), respondent’s future prospects, respondent’s level of decision-making independence, respondent’s value to their friends, respondent’s questions about their school’s rules, respondent’s awareness of the Convention on the Rights of the Child，grade, gender. |
| Date of Release | 2004/12/14 |
| 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 ： 2004-12-14 |
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |