| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 1153 |
| Survey Title | 63rd Fact-finding Survey on the Students' Life in University of Tokyo, 2013 |
| Depositor | Student Committee of The University of Tokyo |
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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 |
The University of Tokyo Student Committee Student Life Survey Office has conducted the “Fact-finding Survey on Student Life at the University of Tokyo” of University of Tokyo students every year since 1950, excluding 1952 (the year of the basic survey on student health insurance) and 1968 (the year of the University of Tokyo Protests). The initial aim of the survey was to delineate the situation of hardship in student life, with a focus on economic aspects, or, in other words, to investigate levels of poverty. After the period of rapid economic growth, however, the survey was expanded to investigate a wide variety of aspects of student life in addition to economic aspects, including campus life, worries and anxiety, expectations of university, and values. The 63rd survey targeted male and female graduate students. As such, the focus of the survey items was on the lifestyles of graduate students. Specifically, items relating to reasons for attending graduate school, participation in conferences/research activity, employment, anxiety/worries, expectations of university, family situation, research scholarships and scholarships, part-time work (arubaito), and support systems for research and student life, etc., were included. |
| Data Type | quantitative research quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Male and female graduate students enrolled in the University of Tokyo |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size |
Sample size: 2,494 Response rate: 40.2% |
| Date of Collection |
2013-11 ~ 2013-12 Late November to late December 2013 |
| Time Period |
2013 ~ 2013 |
| Spatial Unit | tokyo Within the University of Tokyo |
| Sampling Procedure | Probability: Stratified 1/4 of enrolled students were randomly sampled by faculty |
| Mode of Data Collection | Self-administered questionnaire: Paper Self-administered mail survey |
| Investigator | Student Committee of the University of Tokyo |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.1153 |
| Sponsors (Funds) | |
| Related Publications (by the Investigator) | 【 Questionnaire 】 【 Frequency Tables 】 |
| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) |
| Documentation | |
| Major Survey Items |
(1) Basic Items Gender, age, course/year, affiliated faculty, main place for carrying out research, campus, university graduated from, experience working full time before returning to school, year of enrollment, etc. (2) Objective for entering graduate school Objective, motivation, other paths that were considered, etc. (3) Regarding research activities and participation in conferences Number of academic societies affiliated with (domestic/international), number of presentations/participation in conferences over the last year, experience of conducting research study overseas, experience of/desire to study abroad, student exchange program, language used in research, thoughts on and satisfaction with research outputs so far, satisfaction level with everyday life in the research lab, utilization of study space in current research lab, presence of an own/shared desk, amount of research costs shouldered by respondent, experience of being an adjunct instructor/TA/RA at a university or junior college, average time spent on research (daily, weekly), number of days per week respondent comes to campus, frequency of being on campus outside of regular hours (night, weekends/holidays), number of times respondent stayed on campus passed 9 pm, average number of times/whether or not respondent is on campus on weekends and public holidays (including daytime) during winter semester (4) Regarding employment Desired path after completing a program (master’s program/doctoral program), desired path after completing a doctoral program, expected time between completing a doctoral program and getting an educational or research post, desired future place of employment, employment prospects, source of information for job hunt, etc. (5) Regarding anxiety and worries Anxiety and worries regarding student life (studies, employment, future direction, etc.), person available to confide in (father/mother, friends in the same department or research lab, etc.), frequency of consultation, experiences and worries in the last six months, health problems over the past year and treatments, use of and satisfaction with university health services (6) Requests to university Importance of university’s contribution to society and initiatives toward internationalization, something respondent particularly wants to request to or expects of the university, etc. (7) Regarding home situation Location of parents’ home, marital status (8) Regarding research fellowships and scholarships Whether respondent regularly receives scholarship-type allowance (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science research fellowships or other scholarship-type allowance), main expenditure of scholarship-type allowance (living expenses, tuition, etc.) (9) Regarding part-time work (arubaito) Part-time work (arubaito) over the past year (type, time, income, obstacles to study), current living conditions (10) Regarding support system for research and student life Transportation used to commute, time needed for one-way commute, level of satisfaction with extra-curricular facilities and health and welfare facilities, etc. *For details of survey items, please refer to the questionnaire. |
| Date of Release | 2018/03/26 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
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| Topics in SSJDA | Education/Learning |
| Version | 1 ： 2018-03-26 |
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