Researcher Information - KAKAI Hisako |

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KAKAI Hisako

Department / Course

Aoyama Gakuin University School of International Politics, Economics and Communication Department of International Communication

Job Professor

Specialization and related fields
Educational psychology, Social psychology, Social psychology, Social psychology

Business career
1.	2002/04/01 ～ 2004/03/31	Aoyama Gakuin University School of International Politics, Economics and Communication
2.	2004/04/01 ～ 2006/03/31	Aoyama Gakuin University School of International Politics, Economics and Communication
3.	2006/04/01 ～ 2007/03/31	Aoyama Gakuin University School of International Politics, Economics and Communication Department of International Communication
4.	2007/04/01 ～ 2010/03/31	Associate Professor Aoyama Gakuin University School of International Politics, Economics and Communication Department of International Communication
5.	2010/04/01 ～	Professor Aoyama Gakuin University School of International Politics, Economics and Communication Department of International Communication

Belonging society
1.	2016/09 ～	International Academy for Intercultural Research
2.	2015/01 ～	Japan Society for Mixed Methods Research
3.	2015/01 ～ 2017/08	∟ President
4.	2017/08 ～ 2019/09	∟ Board Member
5.	2013/10 ～	Mixed Methods International Research Association
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Winning science prize
1.	1991	Rotary Foundation Scholarship
2.	2005/08	Pacific and Asian Communication Association Distinguished Service Award
3.	2012/06	Communication Association of Japan Award (Research Methods for Communication)

Official position and committee in Univ.
1.	2020/04/01 ～ 2022/03/31	Aoyama Gakuin University Chair
2.	2022/04/01 ～ 2024/03/31	Aoyama Gakuin University Associate Director, Project Reserch Institute

Research topic, funded research, and department laboratory expense
1.	2000 ～	the possibility of mixed methods approach in social science research Individual Research

Activity in society
1.	2018/04 ～ 2020/03	青山学院大学総合研究所混合研究法ユニット主催　「複雑化する社会問題の解決にむけた「混合研究法」の教育・研究拠点の構築」セミナー企画・実施
2.	2012 ～ 2013	国際混合研究法学会(MMIRA)設立委員
3.	2005/11 ～	国際ジャーナル Journal of Mixed Methods Research（SAGE発行）常任編集査読委員会メンバー
4.	2008/10 ～ 2013/10	国際ジャーナルInternational Journal of Social Research Methodology(Routledge発行）常任編集査読委員会メンバー
5.	2003/11 ～ 2006/02	Pacific and Asian Communication Association学会誌 Human Communication 編集委員長
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Committee and society
1.	2017/09 ～	Japan Society for Mixed Methods Research

Book and thesis
1.	Papers	The Mixed Methods Treasure Hunt: Reflecting on the Legacy of Dr. Michael D. Fetters in Teaching Mixed Methods Research Journal of Mixed Methods Research (Sole-authored) 2024/05
2.	Papers	Japanese nurses’ confidence in their understanding of telenursing via e-learning: A mixed-methods study DIGITAL HEALTH 10,pp.1-16 (Co-authored) 2024/06
3.	Books	Grounded Text Mining Approach: An Integration Strategy of Grounded Theory and Textual Data Mining (SAGE Handbook of Mixed Methods Research Design, C. Poth, Ed.),pp.328-345 (Co-authored) 2023/10
4.	Papers	Promoting Social Justice with Grounded Theory: Applying the Grounded Text Mining Approach to Deposition Analyses 56,pp.37-46 (Co-authored) 2022/11
5.	Papers	Mixed Methods Research in the Era of Massive Social Change ― A Reflection on the 2021 MMIRA Asia Regional/7th JSMMR Conference 1 (1),pp.25-31 (Sole-authored) 2022/04
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Lecturer and lecture
1.	2023/03/07	The Prevalence and Challenges of Mixed Methods Research in Japan: Focusing on the Field of Nursing　(MMIRA Weibinar) (オンライン)
2.	2019/12/19	How to Evaluate Mixed Methods – Focusing on the Quality of Data Integration
3.	2017/08/05	“Fundamentals of Writing a Mixed Methods Paper for Publication: Applying the Treasure Hunting Model”

Academic conference presentation
1.	2024/07/12	The Development of MMR e-learning Content: Identifying Challenges in Mixed Methods Research among Nursing Researchers in Japan (Mixed Methods International Research Association Global Conference in Jamaica)
2.	2024/07/11	Addressing Health Challenges in a Rapidly Aging Japanese Society Using Mixed Methods Research (Mixed Methods International Research Association Global Conference in Jamaica)
3.	2021/10/30	A two-step approach to drawing global meta-inferences of a fully longitudinal mixed methods case study design (2021 Mixed Methods International Research Association Asia Regional Conference)
4.	2021/10/30	Panel Discussion: “MMR in the era of COVID-19” (2021 Mixed Methods International Research Association Asia Regional Conference)
5.	2020/10/30	The discovering power of inconsistent findings: “Divergent-convergence” in deriving meta-inferences in a qualitatively driven mixed methods study (The 6th Conference of the Japan Society for Mixed Methods Research)
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