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Determinants of International Students' Educational Mobility: a Comparative Study of Japan and Germany

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23K20689
Project/Area Number (Other) 21H00838 (2021-2023)
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund (2024)
Single-year Grants (2021-2023)
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 09020:Sociology of education-related
Research InstitutionWaseda University

Principal Investigator

FARRER GRACIA  早稲田大学, 国際学術院(アジア太平洋研究科), 教授 (70436062)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 杉村 美紀  上智大学, 総合人間科学部, 教授 (60365674)
黒田 一雄  早稲田大学, 国際学術院(アジア太平洋研究科), 教授 (70294600)
加藤 丈太郎  武庫川女子大学, 文学部, 講師 (80897596)
Asada Sarah  共立女子大学, 国際学部, 准教授 (90806978)
Project Period (FY) 2024-04-01 – 2026-03-31
Project Status Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help
¥15,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,630,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥7,540,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,740,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Keywordsstudent mobility / international education / Germany / Japan / determinants / mobility process / International student / study abroad / motivations / decision making / educational choices
Outline of Research at the Start

This research plans to conduct qualitative interviews with international students and other stakeholders involved in international education in Germany and Japan to understand how students make decisions about their study abroad choices. We supplement the qualitative interviews with quantitative survey data obtained from JASSO in Japan and DAAD in Germany.

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

In 2024, the main effort of this project was in analyzing data and producing research outcomes. The project has yield a large number of interviews and we transcribes, translated, and organized them into usable and sharable data set. We also started to use the data to produce research outputs. During 2024, not only did faculty members of this project actively participated in international conferences and produce journal articles and book chapters, the graduate student research assistants involved in this project were also encouraged to use the data collected to author or co-author conference papers and journal publications. (Please refer to the list of publications and international conferences.) Currently, a special issue on international student mobility is under review at Journal of Immigration and Refugee Studies. Two research assistants have submitted papers respectively on Vietnamese students in Japan (single authored) and international students in Germany (co-authored with PI).
In addition, the PI submitted papers based on this data set in the academic year of 2024 and has been invited to present at two international conferences in 2025, including 2025 Annual Conference of the Australian Studies Association of Japan (Tokyo) in June, and American Sociological Association Annual Conference (Chicago) in August.

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.

Reason

We originally planned to wrap up the project in 2024. However, due to several reasons, the completion of the project delayed and we decided to extent for another year.
1) The principle investigator was invited to participate in two additional projects funded by European Research Council and JICA respectively. Because of the demand of effort from the other projects, the time spent on this project was reduced.
2)We originally planned to finalize our project with a symposium. However, there were important career mobilities among the project members, including one taking up university leadership position and another moving from one university to another. Such career mobilities consumed time and energy, and made it difficult to coordinate time to the symposium.
3) Because of the amount of interview data, we felt that we needed more time to analyze and utilize it. It is better to delay a year and produce more research outputs.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

The project will wrap up in 2025. The main effort during this year will be utilizing the data for publications. We have been coordinating among members to decide who will focus on what segments of the data for journal articles. The principle investigator is also considering the possibility of a book based on this project.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2024 Research-status Report
  • 2023 Annual Research Report
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (18 results)

All 2025 2024 2023 2022 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Invited: 5 results) Book (2 results) Funded Workshop (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Duisburg-Essen/Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Duisburg-Essen(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] The Social Construction of Skill in International Migration: Perspectives from Asia2025

    • Author(s)
      Liu-Farrer Gracia
    • Journal Title

      Annual Review of Sociology

      Volume: 51 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-21

    • DOI

      10.1146/annurev-soc-090324-033254

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Neoliberal humanitarianism: Contradictory policy logics and Syrian refugee experiences in Japan2024

    • Author(s)
      Liu-Farrer Gracia、Pearlman Wendy、Al-Masri Mohammed
    • Journal Title

      Migration Studies

      Volume: 13 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-17

    • DOI

      10.1093/migration/mnae007

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report 2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Impact of a consortium-based student mobility programme: The?case of AIMS (Asian International Mobility for students)2024

    • Author(s)
      Umemiya Naoki、Sugimura Miki、Kosaikanont Romyen、Nordin Nordiana Mohd、Ahmad Abdul Latiff
    • Journal Title

      Journal of International Cooperation in Education

      Volume: 26 Issue: 1 Pages: 49-66

    • DOI

      10.1108/jice-08-2023-0020

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 留学生受け入れ政策理念の展開2023

    • Author(s)
      黒田一雄
    • Journal Title

      IDE : 現代の高等教育

      Volume: 654 Pages: 27-31

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Changing Dynamics Occurring Within Asia Pacific Student Mobility2023

    • Author(s)
      Asada Sarah
    • Journal Title

      Student and Skilled Labour Mobility in the Asia Pacific Region

      Volume: 1 Pages: 129-146

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Role of Universities’ collaboration and network in development of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) for enhancing interdisciplinary education and research from the Asian Perspective2024

    • Author(s)
      Sugimura, M.
    • Organizer
      18th World Congress of Comparative Education Societies
    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] アジアにおける高等教育の国際連携と『知のプラットフォーム』2024

    • Author(s)
      杉村美紀
    • Organizer
      第4回アジア人文社会科学フォーラム:新「東亜学」の課題ー「知のプラットフォーム」構築に向けて
    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] From Conflict to Connection: The Role of Study Abroad in Peace and Reconciliation2024

    • Author(s)
      Asada, S.
    • Organizer
      Sixth Stakeholders’ Meeting on Internationalization of Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific
    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 事業総括と今後の日本の高等教育国際化について2024

    • Author(s)
      黒田一雄
    • Organizer
      スーパーグローバル大学創成支援プログラム委員会
    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Book Launch: Research Reflections: Internationalization of Higher Education in Asia and Faculty Study Abroad Experiences2024

    • Author(s)
      Kazuo Kuroda
    • Organizer
      69th Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference
    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The difficulties of an easier path: Chinese students’ educational experiences and school-to-worktransition in Germany and Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Liu-Farrer, Gracia
    • Organizer
      International Student Mobility Conference, Fulda, Germany July 18-19
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] The difficulties of an easier path: Chinese students studying abroad in Germany and Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Liu-Farrer, Gracia
    • Organizer
      Transitions and Mobilities, Fulda Germany
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Transnational Student Mobilities2022

    • Author(s)
      Liu-Farrer, Gracia
    • Organizer
      UCLA, Department of Sociology
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] 国際教育協力の系譜 : 越境する理念・政策・実践2023

    • Author(s)
      黒田一雄
    • Total Pages
      278
    • Publisher
      東京大学
    • ISBN
      9784130343237
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] International students as transnational migrants, in Handbook of Transnationalism2022

    • Author(s)
      Liu-Farrer, Gracia
    • Total Pages
      15
    • Publisher
      Edward Elgar
    • ISBN
      9781789904000
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Funded Workshop] Democratizing International Student Mobility2024

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2021-04-28   Modified: 2025-12-26  

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