過疎地帯における社会教育
北海道の場合
1968 年 23 巻 p. 158-173,en205
詳細
1968 年 23 巻 p. 158-173,en205
This article aims to study what bottlenecks in adult education are found in the process of rapid decrease of population in some areas in Hokkaido. Four villages and one town are selected representing different kinds of industry: a farm village in paddy-field areas, a farm village in upland-field areas, a mountain village, a fishing village and a coal-mining town, In these places the population of young people is rapidly decreasing whereas that of women is slowly decreasing. Now, observing the actual conditions of adult education of youth and women, we find that the education of women has been continued as in the past, but youth education is rapidly declining. That is, the rapid decrease of educational objects has great influence upon the activities of adult education. However, under the similar condition of rapid decrease of population, the influence upon youth education differs according to the kinds of industry of these places.
1. No influence...farm village in paddy-field areas (rice-crop agriculture)
2. Decrease in members of youth groups... farm village in upland-f ield areas (non-rice-crop agriculture)
3. Decrease in the number of youth groups... mountain village (forestry)
4. Nominal existence of youth groups... fishing village (fishery)
5. Disappearance of youth groups... coal-mining town (mining)
It seems that from No.1 to No.5 the decline of youth education gradually becomes more severe. It may be said that the stability of industry has some relation to the decline of youth education: the less stable the industry, the greater decline of youth education. Such phenomenon has come out partly because the main objects for adult education are the employees of industries, and partly because adult education cannot be regarded as successful unless many people participate in it. We have to review this kind of thinking and find out better ways of promoting adult education. For this purpose, the following points are to be considered: 1) how to reach those young people who still remain in the main industries, and 2) how to reach those young people who have been excluded from adult education.
