Osaragi Jiro Tribune Award
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Edition 6 (2006) encouragement award
Yuki Honda
ほんだ ゆき
Yuki Honda
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1964-12-24 （Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokushima Prefecture (birth / childhood) → Kagawa Prefecture (grew up) → Tokyo, Japan (research / employment)
Career
- Occupations
- Education scholar, University professor, Researcher, Public intellectual (educational sociology), Author
- Active Years
- 1989-2025
- Affiliations
- The University of Tokyo — Graduate School of Education / Institute of Social Science, Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (formerly Japan Institute for Labour), The Open University of Japan (Visiting Professor)
- Memberships
- Japanese Association of Educational Sociology, Japan Educational Research Association
- Influenced By
- Pierre Bourdieu, Predecessors in educational sociology and comparative historical sociology
- Influenced
- Younger scholars in educational sociology
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tokyo (College of Arts and Sciences → Faculty of Education) | Faculty of Education | Department of Education (Educational Sociology course) | 学士（教育学） | 1983–1987 | Japan |
| Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo | — | Master's program (Educational Sociology) | 修士（教育学） | 1987–1989 | Japan |
| Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo | — | Doctoral program (with later award of PhD in Education) | 博士（教育学） | 1989–1994 (単位取得退学)、学位取得 2004 | Japan |
The University of Tokyo (College of Arts and Sciences → Faculty of Education)
Faculty of Education
/ Department of Education (Educational Sociology course)
Degree:
学士（教育学）
Period:
1983–1987
Year of Graduation:
1987
Country:
Japan
Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo
Master's program (Educational Sociology)
Degree:
修士（教育学）
Period:
1987–1989
Year of Graduation:
1989
Country:
Japan
Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo
Doctoral program (with later award of PhD in Education)
Degree:
博士（教育学）
Period:
1989–1994 (単位取得退学)、学位取得 2004
Year of Graduation:
2004
Country:
Japan
Left doctoral coursework in 1994 (credits acquired), later awarded PhD in Education in 2004
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Osaragi Jiro Forum Prize (Encouragement Award) | Diversifying 'Abilities' and Japanese Society — Amid Hyper-Meritocracy | 奨励賞 | Osaragi Jiro Forum Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Osaragi Jiro Forum Prize (Encouragement Award)
2005
Work:
Diversifying 'Abilities' and Japanese Society — Amid Hyper-Meritocracy
Category:
奨励賞
Organization:
Osaragi Jiro Forum Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Youth and Work — Beyond 'School-Mediated Employment'
2005 Non-fiction / Educational sociologyA research-based study examining Japanese characteristics of the transition from school to work through empirical analysis of youth employment and institutional comparison.
school-to-work transitionyouth employmentinstitutional comparison
Diversifying 'Abilities' and Japanese Society — Amid Hyper-Meritocracy
2005 Non-fiction / Sociology & EducationReexamines concepts of 'ability' in Japanese society and discusses their effects on education and employment. One of the works awarded the Osaragi Jiro Forum Prize (Encouragement Award).
concepts of abilityeducation and inequalitymeritocracy
What Has Education Been Evaluating?
2020 Educational critique / History & institutional analysisOrganizes changes in educational systems and evaluation from historical and comparative perspectives and reconsiders what has been evaluated in education.
educational evaluationhistorical comparisoninstitutional critique
Bibliography
- Youth and Work — Beyond 'School-Mediated Employment' (2005)
- Diversifying 'Abilities' and Japanese Society — Amid Hyper-Meritocracy (2005)
- The Deadlock of 'Home Education' — Mothers Pressured by Child-rearing (2008)
- What Has Education Been Evaluating? (2020)
- What Kind of Country is 'Japan'? — Society Seen Through International Comparative Data (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Academic and analytical styleEmphasis on data and comparative-historical perspectivesClear exposition aimed at general audiences
- Recurring Motifs
- School–society connections (transitions)Issues of youth and employmentEducation systems and inequality
Legacy
Through an educational sociology perspective, she has clarified Japan's education system and youth employment issues, influencing policy debates and public understanding. Known as a commentator who prompts rethinking evaluation and concepts of ability through academic work and media engagement.
Academic Societies
- Japanese Association of Educational Sociology
- Japan Educational Research Association
In Popular Culture
- Appearances on NHK programs and debate shows, and participation in political party–related YouTube programs
Quotes
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I felt that what drove me to that point was the Japanese education system and the social structures in which it is rooted.
Source: The University of Tokyo Newspaper Online (Faculty Yell interview) (2024)
Trivia
- Publicly supports the Japanese Communist Party.
- Active on X (formerly Twitter) under the handle @hahaguma.
- Grew up in Kagawa Prefecture; graduated from Kagawa Prefectural Takamatsu High School.