転換点に立つ教育社会学

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  • Sociology of Education at Crossroad
  • 転換点に立つ教育社会学--日本からの視点
  • テンカンテン ニ タツ キョウイク シャカイガク ニホン カラ ノ シテン
  • A Japanese Perspective
  • 日本からの視点

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This paper aims to clarify what are crucial issues for contemporary sociology of education, referring to papers contributed from abroad to this Journal and reviewing recent contributions from Japanese researchers of sociology of education. The author found out following topics which are most frequently discussed by researchers in and out of Japan. “education in postmodern society”, “marketization of education”, “polarization in equalized society”, “self-responsibilityin postmodern society”, “education as tool for risk management”.<BR>Iwaki Hideo discusses a new type of meritocracy is appearing, “global meritocracy”. He argues that along with emerging web economy, symbol analysts are becoming a new main-stream workers, they are making career beyond boundary of nation state in contrast with traditional meritocracy which tries to make success within a country.<BR>HONDA Yuki draws up a chart of human abilities required in modern and post-modern society. According this chart, human capabilities required in post -modern society are composed with characteristics like diversity, originality, aggressiveness, creativity, positive mind, network-friendliness.<BR>As for the topic of marketization of education, the author pointed out from on-going discussion on pro and con of free choice at compulsory school by parents and students. Among Japanese sociologists of education, there are two groups, proponents and opponents concerning this issue. Opponents are afraid of distractive effect to community solidarity., because compulsory school is deeply embedded in neighborhood community, and has close tie with community. Against that, there are opinions which expect that school choice system encourages innovation at school base.<BR>In the part, “Education as tool for risk management”, which discusses mainly the education after 18 years old, a new concept of education is emerging. People consider themselves as an object of investment, and they make up self-made career plan of learning and earning. In unstable society of post-modern time, people consider education as a tool of risk management of their own life time career

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