Toward a dynamic academic society: Integrating a new academic generation in Japan
Project/Area Number |
20K13906
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Review Section |
Basic Section 09020:Sociology of education-related
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Research Institution | Hiroshima University |
Principal Investigator |
金 良善 広島大学, 高等教育研究開発センター, 准教授 (10802861)
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Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2022)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
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Keywords | academic / female / international / junior / returnee / Academic Society / Academic Profession / Diversity / Inclusion / Female Academic / International Faculty / Returnee / Academic society / Junior academic / Integration / Academic new generation |
Outline of Research at the Start |
This research will concentrate on answering the following research questions: 1) How have female/international/returnee junior academics been adopted into academia? 2) How have previous policies for diversity at the national and institutional levels been working in Japanese universities and academia? 3) What efforts have been made to adjust or change the academic culture and environment? 4) How can Japanese academic society increase the dynamism of and inclusiveness for junior academics who have diverse backgrounds?
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Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
According to the research plans, the qualitative approach was mainly used for the study. In particular, the research project advanced to develop interview questions for international academics in Japan based on reviewing previous articles and literature. In depth Interviews have been done with international academics in public research institutes in Japan, and the interview data have been compared with those in Korea. Also, the policy issues and challenges facing female academics have been explored based on the findings from interviews of female junior academics with the national level statistical data in Japan.
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Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
This study could focus on collecting and analyzing qualitative interview data to explore international and female academics in this fiscal year. Although the research plan was to develop a survey questionnaire for returned academics from abroad, potential secondary data was founded. Therefore, the analyses about returnees can be smoothly processed to explore through the data of the international comparative project Academic Profession in Knowledge Society. Since additional interview data was available to compare with other country cases, the possibilities of developing comparative studies for diverse academics were discussed with international colleagues.
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Strategy for Future Research Activity |
The secondary survey data will be analyzed and focused on their academic degree and activities focusing on how their international experiences influence their perceptions and activities in the university. Also, interviews with returnees will be conducted with semi-structured questions to explore their experiences and integrations if the survey respondents agree to join discussions. The results and main findings of the research project will be presented and shared at several international conferences and seminars with Japanese and international academics to have comments for further analyses and develop more comprehensive perspectives to understand the Japanese context with the global environment. Moreover, further studies will be suggested based on this research project to compare other countries and contexts.
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Report
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Research Products
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