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This study considered the methodology of Japanese school studies by referring to Rosenbaum’s case study in the United States. Rosenbaum proposed “grass-roots research” as a substitute for the large-scale surveys that had prevailed in school studies back then. “Grass-roots research” refers to a general method that focuses on the use of school records and combines questionnaire surveys and interviews. By using this type of research, we can clarify the actual condition of course choices in schools. Moreover, we can widely apply Rosenbaum’s methodology to clarify not only the problem of course choices but also other problems concerning education and schools. In earlier Japanese school studies, quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method research, which is a combination of the former two, were seen; however, the method of “grass-roots research” has yet to be applied. We can apply the methodology of this type of research to the problems of course choices in Japanese “Sogo Gakka” senior high schools, whose forms of course choices are similar to those of American comprehensive high schools. This paper concludes with the possibility of future changes in the study of Japanese senior high schools.

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