The Japanese Association of Higher Education Research has established and published the basic principles on which its members’ activities and the operation of the Association should be based, known as the Association’s Code of Ethics.

The Association’s objectives, as stated in its Constitution and the Founding Prospectus, have been to disseminate research results, resolve practical policy issues, and promote research since its inception. Since its establishment, the Association has been organized not only by researchers in the narrow sense, but also by a variety of people involved in higher education research, including practitioners, university administrators, and others. In other words, the Association’s role and the activities of its members include not only the deepening and promotion of higher education research, but also the dissemination of research results to society, the training of educators and researchers, their application to practice, and the resolution of policy issues, all of which are expected to contribute to the development of higher education research and the well-being of society in general. The combined efforts are expected to contribute to the advancement of higher education research and societal well-being.

To achieve these goals, we should actively participate in Association activities and improve our professional competence. Furthermore, given the significant impact that its members’ research and other activities have on society, we are required to establish a code of ethics that we must follow as a professional association in order to fulfill our accountability to society, promote the sound development of higher education research, and thus build a solid relationship with society.

Ethics in an organization such as the Society, which is composed of professionals, is considered to consist of professional development and integrity. The latter is further developed into the following fundamental principles.