Issues and Measures of the Social Education Administration in Regards to the Transition From Kominkan to Community Centers

Abstract

In Shimane Prefecture the number of Kominkan began to decrease in 2005. By 2015, they decreased by 152 Kominkan. The main reason for this is the shift from Kominkan to Community centers. The purpose of this study is to analyze the transition process and the changes in facility management, usage conditions, and to clarify the effects and issues of the transition. It became clear that the transition from Kominkan to Community centers is a matter for each local government to judge, but when considering it, it is important to keep the function that Kominkan has played in past community development.

A study on how regional management organizations operate and utilize social educational facilities as their base facilities, community development by residents through small‐scale multifunctional self‐government

“…Therefore, kominkan played a central role in the establishment of the local self‐governing organization. Similar cases have been observed in other municipalities in Shimane, indicating the possibility that learning about regional challenges at kominkan may lead to community development 5 …”

“…Similar cases have been observed in other municipalities in Shimane, indicating the possibility that learning about regional challenges at kominkan may lead to community development. 5 Conventionally, residents' and neighborhood associations have taken a central role in autonomous activities and mutual assistance, such as community decision-making and festivals, and community activities, such as community development. However, residents' and neighborhood associations are no longer able to take this role in some communities because of the decrease in membership resulting from the declining population and the decreased rate of participation as well as the diversification and broadening of regional challenges associated with municipal mergers.…”