Differences of relational mobility between high schools affect Social Capitals in Japan

Sato, N (Natsuki)¹, Yuki, M (Masaki)², Kato, H (Hiromichi)^3
1Hokkaido university, Nishi-7chome, Kita-11jyou, Kita-ku, 0600811, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido
²Hokkaido University, Nishi-7chome, Kita-10jyou, Kita-ku, 0600810, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido
³Hokkaido University, Nishi-7chome, Kita-11jyou, Kita-ku, 0600811, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido

 

Submission type

Poster only

Scheduled

Hallway, 10-07-2019, 15:30 - 17:00

Keywords

relational mobility, social capital, high school, vocational school

Summary

 

Relational mobility in Japan is the lowest of 39 countries (Thomson et al., 2018). Little research has been conducted to show the differences between Japanese schools. The aim of this study is to reveal differences in relational mobility between two Japanese high schools.  This study measured school relational mobility, Bonding Social Capital, and Bridging Social Capital using the Social Capital scale (Williams, 2006). School A is a typical Japanese high school with an international course.  School B is a technical and career focused high school.  348 Japanese high school students participated in this study (School A: N=154). Both schools are in the same prefecture. Results of this study show that relational mobility of School A is significantly higher than School B. (t(338)=4.403, p<.001) In addition, students of School A have significantly more Bonding Social Capital (t(344)=4.992, p<.001) and Bridging Social Capital (t(342)=2.154, p<.05) than School B. Final result showed that relational mobility is mediating between the school types and the two social capitals. This study strongly suggests that differences in both social capitals are not only based on the school type but also school relational mobility. Therefore, There is a possibility that educators could change student’s social capital by changing school system or activity.

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