本研究企圖以空間這個概念來理解中輟生的生活世界,透過地圖繪製的方式,本研究嘗試回答兩方面的問題:1)台東市的中輟生住所分佈情形如何?其住家與社區有何特色?2)中輟生沒上學時是在哪些場所活動的?這些場所的分佈與中輟生的生活空間有什麼關聯性?這些場所有什麼空間特性? 運用調查、觀察、訪談等多種研究方法,研究者調查了台東市的45家網咖、70處神壇/廟宇、26家電玩店、24家漫畫租書店、65間KTV及10間撞球店,也訪談了44位中輟生及/或其家人。 在研究結果中,研究者呈現了台東市中輟生的生活空間分佈,包括了中輟生家屋、網咖、電子遊樂場、KTV以及神壇的地理位置。本研究也發現,網咖可以說是家屋之外中輟生最常進出的生活空間,其次則為KTV、電子遊樂場和神壇,租書店以及撞球場是研究對象極少提及的休閒場所。一般而言,中輟生的生活空間各有其不同的特性,可以支持中輟生在其中進出活動或與同儕互動。最後,研究者針對於個人進入田野的角色、研究歷程中的權力關係、以及學校教育的價值提出了反思;並提出使用GIS為研究工具以及更長期參與觀察中輟生與其生活空間互動關係的建議。
In this study, the author intended to understand the life world of dropout students from the perspective of spatial relationship. By mapping the living places of the dropouts of Taitung City, this researcher tried to answer two sets of questions. 1) How are the houses located within the Taitung city? What are the characteristics of the house and community that the dropouts live? 2) Where do they hang around when the students dropped out of school? Where are those places located? And, what are the characteristics of those places in comparison with their house and with each other? Utilizing the methods of survey, observation, interview, I surveyed 45 internet cafes, 70 temples, 26 video game arcades, 24 book rental shops, 65 Karaoke bars, 10 pool clubs of Taitung city. Besides, 49 dropouts and/or their family members were also interviewed to gather information on their whereabouts. The spatial relationship of the houses, internet cafes, video game arcades, and the temples are illustrated by mapping the places. It was found that their houses are the most frequented places for dropouts, followed by internet cafés. The dropouts also visited karaoke bars and video game arcades often. Some students attended the street activities of local temples. Book rental shops and pool clubs were less frequently mentioned by the dropouts as the places they hanged around. In general, the living spaces of the dropouts demonstrated the characteristics of marginality and assemblage. This researcher makes some reflections about this study in the end.