Evolutions in Knowledge Production Policy and Practice in Japan: A Case Study of an Interdisciplinary Research Institute for Disaster Science

Autor/inn/en	Yonezawa, Akiyoshi; Hammond, Christopher D.; Brotherhood, Thomas; Kitamura, Miwako; Kitagawa, Fumi
Titel	Evolutions in Knowledge Production Policy and Practice in Japan: A Case Study of an Interdisciplinary Research Institute for Disaster Science
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 42 (2020) 2, S.230-244 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yonezawa, Akiyoshi) ORCID (Hammond, Christopher D.) ORCID (Brotherhood, Thomas) ORCID (Kitagawa, Fumi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-080X
DOI	10.1080/1360080X.2019.1701850
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Interdisciplinary Approach; Natural Disasters; Research Universities; Educational Policy; Foreign Countries; Scientific Research; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Barriers; Higher Education; International Cooperation; Stakeholders; Information Management; Medical Research; Crisis Management; Financial Support; Science Education; Engineering Education; Humanities; Social Sciences; Social Problems; Global Approach; Faculty Publishing; Talent; Faculty Recruitment; Foreign Nationals; Program Administration; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Natural disaster; Naturkatastrophe; Forschungseinrichtung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ausland; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Procurement of information; Informationsbeschaffung; Krisenmanagement; Finanzielle Förderung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Ingenieurausbildung; Geisteswissenschaften; Humanwissenschaften; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Globales Denken; Begabung; Hochbegabung; Ausländer; Ausländerin
Abstract	This paper examines shifts in the knowledge production policy agenda at Japanese research universities -- a transition from discipline-based academic tradition towards interdisciplinary forms of knowledge production -- through a case study of a leading interdisciplinary research institute. We examine this transition through the case of Tohoku University, one of seven 'Designated National Universities', and its flagship International Research Institute of Disaster Science. Documentary analysis revealed a renewed emphasis on interdisciplinarity, evident in restructuring towards a 'blended hybrid' model to reconcile the different institutional logics of diverse research traditions among its staff. Interviews with key stakeholders uncovered the internal dynamics of this process, its barriers and opportunities. We conclude with implications for Japanese higher education, arguing that a shift to 'blended hybrid' institutional forms is necessary but insufficient to maintain successful interdisciplinary research institutes. Success is contingent on simultaneous commitment to sustainable international connections and relationships with diverse external stakeholders. (As Provided).
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