The Role of Informal Learning Spaces in the Japanese University Context
Project/Area Number |
19K03023
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Review Section |
Basic Section 09070:Educational technology-related
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Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
Principal Investigator |
berman naomi 東京大学, 大学総合教育研究センター, 特任講師 (60814407)
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Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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Keywords | Young people / Pandemic / Informal learning / Campus / University / Revitalising / Campus Spaces / Symposium / UNESCO Journal / Informal learning spaces / Methodology / Data analysis / digital ethnography / Field sites recruited / Ethics approval / Preliminary observations / Site visits / Informal / Learning |
Outline of Research at the Start |
This study investigates the role of informal learning spaces in a Japanese university context. Through a mixed-method investigation involving observational sweeps, surveys, walk-through and semi-structured interviews with three Japanese universities it will explore the effectiveness of these spaces.
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Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Consistent with the original project scope and implementation plan, the combined data sets produced rich insights that have been presented across various conferences and publications. The interruptions and limitations accompanying the COVID pandemic, led to the an unexpected and innovative new ethnographic method being used and presented on in subsequent conferences. Over the project period there was a total of 8 conference/seminar presentations (international and local), 5 peer reviewed journal articles, 1 book chapter, and three invited university visits in Japan.The project culminated in a one-day symposium held at the University of Tokyo, November 2022. This hybrid event gathered academics, educators, and experts from Australia, Japan and other regions to discuss the future of higher education as universities navigate pathways out of the pandemic.These papers were then collated to form a special issues of the UNESCO Observatory Multi-disciplinary Research in the Arts Journal
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
This study showed that the material environment of a campus produces special meaning and unexpected attachments for students, and that there is a need for more consideration of the everyday needs of students with regard to meaningful interaction, connection and belonging in a post-COVID environment.
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Report
(5 results)
Research Products
(14 results)