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International mobility for early career academics: does it help or hinder career formation in Japanese studies?
Japan Forum ( IF 0.6 ) Pub Date : 2020-07-24 , DOI: 10.1080/09555803.2020.1792534
Peter Matanle , Euan McIntosh

Abstract

Career formation in professional occupations is heavily influenced by national institutional contexts. In common with many professions, however, in academia international exposure is attractive to employers and valued by employees. This national-international dualism presents early career academics (ECAs) with potentially contradictory challenges in navigating their career development. Drawing on multidisciplinary approaches we researched international mobility in academic career formation. We designed a rigorous five-stage mixed methods quantitative and qualitative methodology to question whether a lengthy early career sojourn in Japan assists British-trained scholars in pursuing an academic career in Japanese studies in the UK. Further, we ask whether and why a lengthy sojourn might hinder academic career formation. Although we researched experiences in Japanese studies, our research is relevant to any discipline where significant periods are spent overseas. We found that early career international mobility caused scholars to experience significant challenges of distanciation and socialisation in navigating their imagined career paths, including the potential to become marooned in Japan. Fortunately, our informants are adaptive in the best use of their circumstances and decisions. We conclude with a brief discussion of theoretical implications and provide advice for ECAs in managing international career transitions.



中文翻译:

早期职业学者的国际流动性:它有助于还是阻碍日本研究的职业形成?

摘要

专业职业的职业形成很大程度上受国家制度环境的影响。然而,与许多职业一样,在学术界,国际接触对雇主具有吸引力并受到员工的重视。这种国家-国际二元论为早期职业学者 (ECA) 提出了在职业发展中潜在的矛盾挑战。利用多学科方法,我们研究了学术职业形成中的国际流动性。我们设计了一个严格的五阶段混合方法定量和定性方法,以质疑在日本漫长的早期职业生涯是否有助于受过英国培训的学者在英国从事日本研究的学术生涯。此外,我们询问长期逗留是否以及为什么会阻碍学术生涯的形成。虽然我们研究了日本研究的经验,但我们的研究与任何在海外度过大量时间的学科相关。我们发现,早期职业生涯的国际流动性导致学者在探索他们想象的职业道路时遇到了疏远和社会化的重大挑战,包括在日本被孤立的可能性。幸运的是,我们的线人能够充分利用他们的情况和决定。最后,我们简要讨论了理论意义,并为 ECA 在管理国际职业过渡方面提供了建议。我们发现,早期职业生涯的国际流动性导致学者在探索他们想象的职业道路时遇到了疏远和社会化的重大挑战,包括在日本被孤立的可能性。幸运的是,我们的线人能够充分利用他们的情况和决定。最后,我们简要讨论了理论意义,并为 ECA 在管理国际职业过渡方面提供了建议。我们发现,早期职业生涯的国际流动性导致学者在探索他们想象的职业道路时遇到了疏远和社会化的重大挑战,包括在日本被孤立的可能性。幸运的是,我们的线人能够充分利用他们的情况和决定。最后,我们简要讨论了理论意义,并为 ECA 在管理国际职业过渡方面提供了建议。

更新日期:2020-07-24
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