Abstract
This study focuses on the evolution of work-study programs in Wakayama Prefecture to qualitatively understand their dynamics. Specifically, we will conduct an interview survey of municipalities in Wakayama Prefecture to clarify, in particular, how each municipality has diversified its work-study acceptance centers and how they have spread throughout the region. The results of the study revealed that in Wakayama Prefecture, the acceptance of work-study programs has spread throughout the region due to a combination of gradual introduction, scope and speed of spillover, regional characteristics, inter-regional cooperation and differentiation strategies, corporate and regional matching, collaboration between local residents and local governments, policy flexibility and regional development.
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