| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | b075 |
| Survey Title | Monograph/ The World of Junior High School Students: Junior High School Students in Tokyo and those in Seoul - Comparison of Being "Relaxed" and Being "Tired" - 2002 |
| Depositor | Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute (Former Name:Benesse Corporation) |
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| Summary |
Junior high school students have become difficult to manage. Unexplained absences are common among them and then they nonchalantly show up in school a couple of days later, after 10:00 a.m. Another common scenario is that they have an upcoming test, but they do not show any signs of studying. They also tend to get excited in the company of their friends and fail to quiet down when class starts. Moreover, they often borrow their friends’ belongings without permission and use them as if they were their own. These may seem like small things, but the prevalence of such behavior can give the impression that students’ conduct is deteriorating. Seemingly normal students sometimes commit outrageous acts. In such cases, comparing Japanese junior high school students with their counterparts in other societies may reveal the reality. Hence, this study considered junior high school students in Seoul, a region that shares some common ground with Japan but has a different culture, as a mirror for junior high school students in Tokyo. The Tokyo junior high school students, in contrast to the Seoul junior high school students, were found to be "relaxed and happy," but they lacked the motivation to work hard to secure their future. The questions on the Tokyo and Seoul surveys are identical, but in the report, the totals are listed for "Overall," "Tokyo," and "Seoul." Hence, they are listed separately here as "Overall Questionnaire," "Tokyo Survey," and "Seoul Survey," respectively. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | First- to third-year junior high school students in Japan (Tokyo and adjacent prefectures) and Korea (Seoul) |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size | A sample of 1,831 （807 from Japan，1,024 from Korea） |
| Date of Collection |
2002-11 ~ 2003-02 2002/11 - 2003/2 |
| Time Period |
2002 ~ 2003 |
| Spatial Unit | Japan (Tokyo and adjacent prefectures) and South Korea (Seoul) |
| Sampling Procedure | |
| Mode of Data Collection | Questionnaire survey through schools |
| Investigator | Benesse Corporation |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.b075 |
| 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 | [Overall questionnaire][Tokyo questionnaire][Seoul questionnaire] |
| Major Survey Items |
(1) Daily life Respondent’s wake-up time on weekdays, amount of time the respondent spends studying at home, amount of time the respondent spends watching TV, frequency at which the respondent attends cram school, respondent’s bedtime on weekdays (2) Junior high school life Whether the respondent enjoys school, respondent’s class atmosphere, which gender opinion is more likely to prevail, respondent’s classroom behavior, respondent’s understanding of the content of their classes, respondent’s experience of receiving praise from their teachers, whether the respondent ever feels like not attending school, quality of the respondent’s friendships, number of friends the respondent has (3) Parent–child relationship Degree of amicability of the respondent’s relationship with their parents, respondent’s father’s personality type, respondent’s mother’s personality type, respondent’s perceptions of their parents, whether the respondent has surpassed their father/mother (4) Social achievement Respondent’s views on society, respondent’s outlook for the future, respondent’s desired job, whether the respondent expects to achieve their big goals (5) Demographic items, etc. Grade，gender，respondent’s degree of enjoyment of everyday life, whether the respondent wants to become an adult, respondent’s views on reincarnation, whether the respondent has a favorite opposite sex, respondent’s current physical condition，respondent’s academic performance (grades), respondent’s plans for further education |
| Date of Release | 2007/11/07 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Compulsory and pre-school education SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND GROUPINGS Children SOCIETY AND CULTURE Social behaviour and attitudes |
| Topics in SSJDA | Education/Learning |
| Version | 1 ： 2007-11-07 |
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |