A Surveillance Study on the Transformation of the Measures for Lifelong Learning in the Change of Administrative Structure of Local Governments

本研究透过市町村合并与紧缩所引起的行政结构变化，厘清地方政府为终身学习所采取的政治措施的转变。在这项研究中有两个发现。第一，转变实施终身学习措施的主体。直到1990年代末，这些措施主要由教育委员会实施。然而，现在，它是由其他机构，如地方行政长官和指定的管理人员，或由各种行为者组成的网络进行的。二是措施目标的转变。在许多情况下，举办这些活动是为了鼓励公民学习业余爱好和文化。然而，现在它已经是多方面的，从培养工作技能或社区行动到建立社区中心。

This research made clear the transformation of political measures for lifelong learning conducted by local governments, through focusing on the change of administrative structure caused by their municipal merger and austerity. There are two findings in this research. The first is the transformation of main bodies conducting measures for lifelong learning. The measures had been conducted mainly by the board of education until the late 1990s. Now it has been conducted, however, by other bodies such as local chief executives and designated managers, or the networks consisted by various actors. The second is the transformation of the goals of the measures. They had been conducted to encourage citizens' learning for hobbies and cultures in many cases before. Now it has been multifaceted, however, from cultivating skills for jobs or community action to building community center.