Investigating the Performance of Japan's Competitive Grant Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research System

Autor/inn/en	Yamashita, Yasunori; Giang, Hoang Ngan; Oyama, Tatsuo
Titel	Investigating the Performance of Japan's Competitive Grant Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research System
Quelle	In: International Journal of Higher Education, 7 (2018) 5, S.167-184 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-6044
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Grants; Performance; Scientific Research; Scientific and Technical Information; Intellectual Disciplines; Competition; Research Projects; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Achievement; Leistung; Geisteswissenschaften; Wettkampf; Forschungsvorhaben
Abstract	We aim at investigating characteristics of Japan's largest competitive grant Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (GASR) system in order to find a desirable research funding system, obtaining more applicants from various academic disciplines, researchers' gender, and ages. Firstly, we briefly describe the Japanese competitive research funding system including the GASR system. Then we investigate the GASR system quantitatively, focusing on its funding, allocation and relationship with the Japanese Science and Technology Basic Plans. Quantitative characteristic analyses are conducted for the GASR system from various perspectives such as type of research projects, academic disciplines, researchers' gender, and ages by investigating the data for applications, acceptances, and budgets allocated in the recent 10 years. Finally, we summarize our findings and conclude the paper by proposing policy recommendations to improve Japan's competitive research funding system. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01