Academics' societal engagement in knowledge-based East Asian societies: a comparative study of Japan, China, and South Korea

• Project/Area Number: 24K16712
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 09050:Tertiary education-related
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: 李 シン 広島大学, 高等教育研究開発センター, 特任助教 (40983622)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2028-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: Academics / Societal engagement / Comparative study / East Asia / Knowledge societies

Outline of Research at the Start

By adopting a mixed approach of quantitative and qualitative methods, this study aims to compare the academics’ societal engagement across Japan, China, and South Korea in terms of conceptualization, motivation, and patterns. This study is expected to identify contextual and institutional factors influencing academics’ societal engagement, and to provide implications for enhancing universities’ social contributions in developed and developing systems.