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Tsuyohiko Kariya

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Kariya Tsuyohiko

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1955-12-19 （Tokyo, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese, English
居住地歴
Tokyo, Japan → Oxford, United Kingdom

経歴

職業
Sociologist, Educational sociologist, University professor
活動期間
1980年〜
所属
Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Tokyo, Professor, Department of Sociology and Nissan Institute for Japanese Studies (University of Oxford), Fellow, St Antony's College, University of Oxford, Former Principal, Secondary School Affiliated to the University of Tokyo
所属団体
Fellow, St Antony's College, Oxford
影響を受けた人物
Pierre Bourdieu

学歴

Tokyo Metropolitan Sumidagawa High School
国: Japan
Attended high school
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Education / Education
学位: 学士
国: Japan
Undergraduate degree
Graduate School of Education, University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Education / Education
学位: 修士
国: Japan
Completed master's program
Northwestern University
Graduate School / Sociology
学位: Ph.D
国: United States
Completed Ph.D. program (Sociology)

受賞歴

Medal with Purple Ribbon
2023
主催: Cabinet Office (Japan)
結果: 受章

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Sociology of School, Occupation and Selection: The Japanese Mechanism of High-School Graduate Employment

1991年 Academic monograph

Analyzes Japan's distinctive mechanism of high-school graduate employment and discusses the relationships among school, occupation and selection from a sociological perspective.

educational sociologyemploymentselectionsocial stratification

The Fate of Mass Education Society: Credentialism and the Myth of Equality in Postwar Japan

1995年 Academic monograph

Examines historically and sociologically how credentialism and the 'myth of equality' were produced and reproduced in postwar Japan.

credentialismmyth of equalitypostwar historyeducation system

Academic Achievement and Class: How to Repair the Faults of Education

2008年 Scholarly book for general readers

Analyzes the relationship between academic achievement gaps and social class, and discusses possible reforms in education policy and institutions.

achievement gapssocial classeducation policy

Education and Equality: How Mass Education Society Was Formed

2009年 Chuko Shinsho (popular academic)

Outlines the formation of mass education society and clarifies the relation between education and equality, presenting contemporary challenges.

mass educationequalityhistory of education

A Wake-up Call from Oxford: On Universities in the Age of Globalization

2017年 Essay/critique

Critically examines globalization and university reforms and issues a warning regarding the state of university education in Japan.

higher educationglobalizationuniversity reform

Caught-up Modernity, Vanished Modernity: Postwar Japan's Self-Image and Education

2019年 Academic monograph

Analyzes changes in postwar Japan's self-image and educational perspectives, discussing modernization processes and the role of education.

modernizationnational self-imagehistory of education

Education After COVID-19: Proposals from Oxford

2020年 Policy essay

Discusses post-COVID-19 education and proposes ideas for redesigning learning and institutional management in schools and universities.

education redesignpandemic and educationonline learning

Japanese Modes of Thought: Reading Habits from University Education in Japan

2025年 Essay/critique

Uses university education as a lens to interpret Japanese modes of thought and learning habits, presenting issues for education.

university educationmodes of thoughteducational culture

全著作

  • The Sociology of School, Occupation and Selection (1991)
  • American Universities, Japanese Universities (1992; revised 2012)
  • The Fate of Mass Education Society (1995)
  • Multiple Perspective Thinking (1996)
  • What Is a School? (1998)
  • Class-Stratified Japan and the Education Crisis (2001)
  • The Illusion of Education Reform (2002)
  • Achievement and Class (2008)
  • Education and Equality (2009)
  • A Wake-up Call from Oxford (2017)
  • Caught-up Modernity, Vanished Modernity (2019)
  • Education After COVID-19 (2020)
  • Japanese Modes of Thought (2025)

作風・主題

文体
Scholarly, logically structured analysisAccessible explanations aimed at general readers
頻出モチーフ
credentialism and academic credential societyreproduction of social stratificationcritique of education reformexamination of the 'myth of equality'

評価・遺産

A leading figure in educational sociology who clarified issues of credentialism and education reform in Japan. Through positions at the University of Tokyo and the University of Oxford he has influenced academic and policy debates; his works are read by both specialists and general audiences.

関連学会

  • Japan Sociological Society
  • Japanese Association of Educational Sociology

資料所蔵先

  • University of Tokyo Library — Education Materials Room

豆知識

  • Resigned from the University of Tokyo in 2009 and took up a position at the University of Oxford.
  • Has served as principal of the Secondary School Affiliated to the University of Tokyo.
  • Awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2023.