The Research Activities of The Japan Association of University Administrative Management

Abstract

　 The number of members of The Japan Association of University Administrative Management (hereafter, JUAM) has dramatically grown. Fifteen years ago, when it was established, there were only 350 and now it has reached 1,351. At first, the members were only university administrators, but now it includes all kinds of university personnel, teachers, graduate students, and university related organization personnel. The main activities of JUAM are research activities. This research is actively pursued in different spheres such as workshops of regional areas by theme, academic conventions, and journals. The main theme of these activities focuses on the problems related to the role of the administrative personnel, how they should be, their management and problem-solving skills and abilities.

　 In this paper, what is being examined is whether research activities of JUAM are worthy to be considered as “Research on Higher Education”, if that is affirmative, in what perspectives. In addition, we are discussing the conceivable problems of JUAM and its envisioned directions as well. In this process, we are focusing on both the roles of “Research on Higher Education” and the final goal of JUAM, which is the cultivation of professional administrators in higher education.