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https://doi.org/10.14943/b.edu.147.211

https://hdl.handle.net/2115/98619

The Process of Building Equal Relationships Between Technical Intern Trainees and Japanese Residents in Local Communities : A Case Study of the Citizen Group "Tsunagu Kai" in Eniwa City

日本語

citizen group activities

2025-12-24

Faculty of Education, Hokkaido University

Bulletin of Faculty of Education, Hokkaido University

147

211-234

24

This paper aims to clarify the process of building equal relationships between technical intern trainees and Japanese residents in local communities, using the activities of the citizen group "Tsunagu Kai" in Eniwa City, Hokkaido as a case study. The research focuses on technical intern trainees working in the food processing industry, analyzing their working and living conditions, and the changes in their relationships with Japanese residents through participation in community activities. The results show that the relationship between the two groups changed through a threestage process. In the first stage, a binary "host-guest" relationship was observed. In the second stage, a relationship as "co-participants in activities" was established. In the third stage, the relationship evolved to one where technical intern trainees became "information disseminators" and Japanese residents took on the role of "supporters." Factors that facilitated this relationship change include the philosophy and methods of "Tsunagu Kai," the diversity and continuity of activities, and the creation of opportunities to deepen mutual understanding. At the same time, challenges in relationship building were also highlighted, such as the working conditions and economic constraints of technical intern trainees, and tensions within technical intern trainee groups.

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