Competing meanings of international experiences for early-career researchers: a collaborative autoethnographic approach
Competing meanings of international experiences for early-career researchers: a collaborative autoethnographic approach
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国际经验对早期职业研究人员的竞争意义：协作的自我民族志方法
DOI：
10.1080/07294360.2021.2014410
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发表时间：
2021
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Elliot Dely Lazarte
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作者：
Sakurai Yusuke;Shimauchi Sae;Shimmi Yukiko;Amaki Yuki;Hanada Shingo;Elliot Dely Lazarte
尽管对早期职业研究人员（ECR）的国际经验有着迫切的需求，但这些来自日常工作责任的经验的意义仍然不清楚。因此，利用我们的主位反思，本研究的自我民族志，我们五个日本ECR与多年的国际经验，合作探讨我们如何理解我们的国际经验，即我们从国际学习和研究经验中获得的独特资本。我们使用身份轨迹作为概念工具，广泛捕捉ECR的关键经验和意义。我们的反思性对话产生了五个主要主题：（1）全球个人网络，（2）沟通能力，（3）学术社区文化，（4）学术抱负和（5）教学应用。我们一贯重视我们获得的资本，但同时也认识到在从事我们的工作时面临的困境。缺乏机构支持是至关重要的，阻止我们利用我们的国际经验资本和进一步发展为国际活跃的研究人员。这项研究为那些从国际旅居归来后可能考虑在日本从事学术事业的人以及促进日本高等教育国际化的政策制定者提供了见解。诸如此类的研究也有助于探索国际经验对不同背景下的研究人员的价值。
Although there is a pressing demand for international experience for early career researchers (ECRs), the meaning of these experiences arising from their day-to-day work responsibilities is still unclear. Accordingly, using our emic reflections for this autoethnographic study, we—five Japanese ECRs with years of international experiences—collaboratively explored how we made sense of our international experiences, that is, our distinct capital attained from international study and research experiences. We used Identity Trajectory as a conceptual tool to widely capture ECRs’ key experiences and sense-making. Our reflective conversations resulted in five major themes: (1) global personal network, (2) communicative competence, (3) scholarly community culture, (4) scholarly ambition and (5) pedagogical application. We consistently valued our attained capital, but simultaneously recognised dilemmas while engaging in our work. Lack of institutional support was critical, preventing us from using our international experiential capital and further developing as internationally active researchers. This study offers insights for those who may consider an academic career in Japan after returning from international sojourns and for policymakers promoting the internationalisation of Japanese higher education. Studies such as this one also contribute to the exploration of the value of international experiences for researchers in different contexts.