Impact of yutori education on learning experience and career development in young, college-educated workers

Hirai Haruka, Urasaka Junko

doi:10.14988/00028579

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大卒若年労働者の学び経験とキャリア形成 : 「ゆとり教育」に注目して
ダイソツジャクネンロウドウシャノマナビケイケントキャリアケイセイ : ユトリキョウイクニチュウモクシテ
大卒若年労働者の学び経験とキャリア形成 : ゆとり教育に注目して

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This study examines the influence of yutori education ("pressure-free" education) on the career development of young, college-educated workers. Data gathered from 3094 respondents to an online survey revealed that students who had eagerly engaged with yutori education and considered it useful to their current lives and careers exhibited greater strength in their current positions and did not experience frequent changes in occupation. However, people from the yutori generation did not appear reluctant to retire. Moreover, yutori education had a positive effect on promoting learning activities after entry into the workforce. Workers with yutori education experience were drawn to higher-level learning activities and displayed a high sense of competence in their professional roles. Polarization was noted between those who were able to adapt to yutori education and those who could not adapt. Workers who could adapt fit in well within Japanesestyle business organizations and had opportunities for more flexible career development. Those who were unable to adapt were unskilled as organization employees and encountered difficulties in flexible career development. Therefore, the study clarifies the pros and cons of yutori education and the problems presented by treating the yutori generation as a monolithic group.

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評論・社会科学

評論・社会科学 (138), 41-61, 2021-09-30

The Association of Social Studies, Doshisha University

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