How Can We Approach the Problem of Overworking in Adult Education?

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  • 働きすぎ問題と社会教育研究の課題
  • 働きすぎ問題と社会教育研究の課題--研究対象の重層化の現代的意義
  • ハタラキスギ モンダイ ト シャカイ キョウイク ケンキュウ ノ カダイ ケンキュウ タイショウ ノ ジュウソウカ ノ ゲンダイテキ イギ
  • －研究対象の重層化の現代的意義－

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<p>  Shortening working hours is a great prerequisite for lifelong learning. But the problem of overworking has been treated as a problem that affects only workers and has been neglected in studies of Adult Education as Workers Education is no longer carried out. A new perspective on the overwork problem in adult education is needed. The purpose of this paper is to propose the hypothesis that a worker's family can be viewed as the subject which tries to address the overwork problem. This hypothesis is developed in two ways:</p><p>  1) Based on my analysis of letters to the editor which mentioned the overwork problem in newspapers, workers' families knew more about dangers of overwork than the workers themselves.</p><p>  2) At a workshop that focused on Karoshi (death from overwork) held at the Mizumoto Social Education Center of Katsushika (Tokyo) in 1990, it was found that a worker's family was in a position to prevent karoshi and address the overwork problem.</p><p>  The results show us that the overwork problem is not only a problem of work but also of lifestyle, and therefore this concerns worker's families.</p>

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