Higher education and migrant flows: Japanese universities as migration intermediaries
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22K13732
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 09050:Tertiary education-related
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| Research Institution | Rikkyo University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2022-04-01 – 2026-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2022)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2025: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
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| Keywords | higher education / migration / internationalization / institutions / common good / highly skilled / Migration / Japan / Universities / Higher Education |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
The proposed research is a mixed-methods study investigating the relationship between internationalization in Japanese universities and international migration to Japan. This comparative case study will use a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods to explore: (1) the growth of the migrant community in Japanese universities, (2) the experiences of members of this community, and (3) understand universities’ broader role in coordinating with local and national governments to administrate the incorporation of the migrant community.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
This funding contributed to three academic presentations and the following articles in 2022: Brotherhood, T. (Forthcoming, 2023) "Lives on hold: Prospective international students and the #JapanTravelBan". Journal of International Students. The paper offers broader suggestions for appropriate student migration policymaking: greater transparency, attention to students’ security throughout their study sojourn, an emphasis on stability, and resilience to crises.
Brotherhood, T. (Under Review) "International faculty: Exploring the relationship between on-campus support and off-campus integration" Higher Education. This study reveals that on-campus support is associated with higher levels of integration in Japanese society, but there are deficiencies in the linguistic and social support offered by universities. These findings indicate that universities seeking to attract and retain international talent should invest in language learning support services, and reflect on the intermediary role they play between international faculty members and the local community.
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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
In my initial application form, my research plan for AY2022 was to complete the following tasks: - Critical literature review - Quantitative analysis of publicly available national statistics - Sampling of 4 universities between Tokyo and “regional” Japan - Developing project materials - Start Tokyo data collection (day trips to research locations to conduct interviews).
To date, I have completed the first four steps of the above plan. A critical literature review and survey of national statistics was completed over the preceding year, and this data was used to develop all of the project materials (including bilingual interview protocols, information sheets, informed consent forms etc.), and to complete a randomised sampling procedure to identify the target universities. Tokyo data collection has not yet begun, but is scheduled to commence at the beginning of the summer vacation.
In addition, I have also submitted two manuscripts that were supported by the literature review for this project.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
In AY2023, I plan to focus on the following tasks: - Complete Tokyo-based data collection (day trips to research locations to conduct interviews) - Begin data analysis of interview data. - Start “regional” data collection (2 residential research trips of 1 week to conduct interviews) - Writing and presentation of preliminary findings at national and international conferences.
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