当事者研究の研究 by 孝二·石原
Published 2013 · 310 pages · Essays & Criticism, Psychology, Nonfiction
How hard is 当事者研究の研究 to read?
当事者研究の研究 scores 49 out of 100 for difficulty on ReadingRate, making it moderately challenging. The score is a weighted composite of nine measures: four of how hard the prose is to parse, five of how hard the meaning is to extract.
- Vocabulary: 58 out of 100
- An academic collection spanning philosophy, education and science studies, so the register is scholarly Japanese with specialised terms, though contributors writing from practice keep some chapters plainer. It sits well below the dense theory of Of Grammatology-style writing.
- Sentence structure: 52 out of 100
- Scholarly essays in Japanese carry long, qualified sentences, but a care-series volume aimed at practitioners keeps syntax manageable. Expect moderate demands rather than extreme ones.
- Abstraction: 64 out of 100
- The book asks what tojisha-kenkyu is as a form of knowledge, which is an epistemological question. Concrete practice and first-person accounts from contributors ground it.
- Information density: 55 out of 100
- Multiple contributors each bring a disciplinary angle from philosophy, education and science studies, so the book carries many concepts across chapters. It is a single-topic volume and does not sprawl.
How 当事者研究の研究 is regarded
当事者研究の研究 holds a literary regard score of 35 out of 100, weighing its place in the canon, its critical reception, its influence on other writers, and the standing of its author. Regard is measured separately from difficulty: a demanding book is not necessarily an admired one.