Consumer Education Coordinators as School Education Support:

Current Situation and Challenges Identified via a Consumer Administration Survey in the Kinki Region

Abstract

Consumer Education Coordinators (CECs) are expected to play a role in connecting school frontlines with organizations and individuals capable of providing support, but mutual coordination is currently insufficient. In response, CECs conducted a survey, consisting of a written questionnaire and interviews with four ordinance-designated cities and six prefectures in the Kinki region, to understand how consumer support groups and local consumer administrations are coordinating with school education frontlines, and propose measures for improvement. The survey was carried out from October 2020 to February 2021. The survey identified issues needing to be addressed by national and local governments. These issues can be categorized broadly as a need to strengthen the activities and coordination functions of CECs.