Diversifying Nonacademic Careers and Career Aspirations Among Graduate Students in Japan

The Role of Career Values and Research Self‐Efficacy

Datos Bibliográficos

ID17675889
AutoresAkiko Morozumi (0009-0006-0281-6646, The University of Tokyo Bunkyō Japan, autor de correspondencia), Fumitake Fukui (0000-0002-7123-1653, Kamakura Women's University Kamakura Japan), Kohei Takagi (0009-0004-9986-3400, Kanto Gakuin University Yokohama Japan), Takuya Mori (0009-0006-5553-2444, The University of Tokyo Bunkyō Japan)
Año2026
Volumen80
Número3
Fecha de publicación2026-05-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHigher Education Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0951-5224 • E-ISSN: 1468-2273
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/hequ.70137
OpenAlexW7160306580
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas39

This study examines how Japanese graduate students' career value orientations and research self‐efficacy shape their aspirations toward academic and nonacademic career paths. Using survey data from 1163 master's and doctoral students across disciplines, three value dimensions were identified: Stability & Benefits, Intellectual/Specialization, and Recognition & Prestige. Logistic regression analyses showed that Stability & Benefits negatively predicted academic and entrepreneurial aspirations but positively related to corporate R&D careers, while Intellectual/Specialization promoted academic and public‐sector research careers. Recognition & Prestige weakly influenced overall choices but was positively associated with venture and entrepreneurship. Notably, research self‐efficacy exerted a positive relation with both academic and venture‐oriented careers. These findings highlight how career values and research self‐efficacy are associated not only with traditional academic aspirations but also, for some students, with interest in venture‐oriented career pathways in Japan

Career development · Entrepreneurship · Graduate students · Logistic regression · Prestige · Survey data collection · Career Development and Diversity · Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences