Y Sakurai
Biographic Data
| ID | 418895 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Y Sakurai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Y |
| FAMILY NAME | Sakurai |
| SIGNATURE | SAKURAI Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hiroshima University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1150-3132 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
How researchers across career stages experience researcher independence
This study examines how researcher independence (RI) is perceived and experienced across career stages in educational research. Recognising limitations in prior research which often frames RI solely as a doctoral milestone, this study employs collaborative autoethnography and visually guided interviews (the ‘river of experience’ method) with six researchers at different stages: doctoral, early-career and mid-career. This visual collaborative meth…
Turning the spotlight on Intellectual Humility
Striking a balance between managing intellectual uncertainties and pursuing researcher independence is a key challenge facing many doctoral scholars. Our collaborative autoethnographic research in the British, Japanese and South African contexts examines the uncharted role of intellectual humility – what it is and how it can affect doctoral learning, progress and overall development. Drawing upon the hidden curriculum’s perspectives, we propose a…
Ambiguous Boundaries of Religious Belief, Behavior, and Belonging in Japan
This research note analyzes the ambiguous boundaries of religious identity, belief, and ritual behavior in Japan, drawing on data from a nationally representative postal survey conducted in 2024 ( N = 3947). The findings reveal widespread participation in Buddhist and Shinto rituals even among individuals who identify as nonreligious or atheist, as well as the prevalence of overlapping religious affiliations. Beliefs in gods and the afterlife als…
Prominence, Promotion and Positioning of the ‘Thesis by Publication’ in Six Countries
The international nature of doctoral education creates interesting tensions where national systems, institutional policies, disciplinary customs, individual supervisor preferences, and doctoral researcher needs meet. The Thesis by Publication (TBP), a model where published works are included within the thesis, is available to doctoral researchers in many disciplines and institutions, but it is not a universally accepted format or approached in a …
Work environment factors affecting foreign early-career researchers’ intention to stay, sense of belonging, and stress
Amid increasing globalization, higher education institutions are expected to support staff members who relocate from their home countries. However, few studies have focused on factors exclusively contributing to the engagement of foreign early-career researchers, who are often in challenging and precarious situations. Guided by the job demands – resources model, this study examined how the significant factors of the work environment (workload con…
Mixed methods study on foreign early career academics' sense of knowledge and intellectual development
Employees' sense of development is an essential component of their well‐being that enhances their work performance. In the Japanese higher education sector, the number of foreign academics has increased considerably due to the strong backing of government initiatives. Although studies have unpacked foreign academics' intercultural challenges and marginalisation experiences, their developmental experiences in host countries have been under‐researc…
What makes a Thesis by Publication? An international study of policy requirements and restrictions
The thesis by publication is expanding across countries, institutions and disciplines, and so a more in-depth understanding of the format across contexts is warranted, to ensure that all stakeholders understand the implications of this format and implement it in a fair and transparent manner. This paper provides a cross-sectional analysis of policies related to the Thesis by Publication in six countries, investigating requirements and restriction…
Foreign early career academics’ well-being profiles at workplaces in Japan
Engagement in Continuing Subject Knowledge Development
This article examines how students’ subject knowledge acquired in short-term international courses (SICs) developed while engaging in university studies in the year following their SICs. It also explores factors associated with their engagement and disengagement. Two interviews with a 1-year interval with 25 students revealed their transformations in their SIC subject matter knowledge. Some students’ engagement in continuing studies of the SIC-re…
Competing meanings of international experiences for early-career researchers
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 att…
A ResearchGate-way to an international academic community
Engagement in learning
Drawing on research on both engagement in learning and approaches to learning, we examine the associations between international students’ approaches to learning, factors in the teaching/learning environment and self-assessed academic outcomes. A total of 307 students responded to our survey. Their experience of the purposefulness of their course assignments and the relevance of their studies was related to students having a deep approach to lear…
Engagement in learning
Drawing on research on both engagement in learning and approaches to learning, we examine the associations between international students’ approaches to learning, factors in the teaching/learning environment and self-assessed academic outcomes. A total of 307 students responded to our survey. Their experience of the purposefulness of their course assignments and the relevance of their studies was related to students having a deep approach to lear…
Engagement in learning
Drawing on research on both engagement in learning and approaches to learning, we examine the associations between international students’ approaches to learning, factors in the teaching/learning environment and self-assessed academic outcomes. A total of 307 students responded to our survey. Their experience of the purposefulness of their course assignments and the relevance of their studies was related to students having a deep approach to lear…
A ResearchGate-way to an international academic community
Engagement in Continuing Subject Knowledge Development
This article examines how students’ subject knowledge acquired in short-term international courses (SICs) developed while engaging in university studies in the year following their SICs. It also explores factors associated with their engagement and disengagement. Two interviews with a 1-year interval with 25 students revealed their transformations in their SIC subject matter knowledge. Some students’ engagement in continuing studies of the SIC-re…
Competing meanings of international experiences for early-career researchers
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 att…
Foreign early career academics’ well-being profiles at workplaces in Japan
Mixed methods study on foreign early career academics' sense of knowledge and intellectual development
Employees' sense of development is an essential component of their well‐being that enhances their work performance. In the Japanese higher education sector, the number of foreign academics has increased considerably due to the strong backing of government initiatives. Although studies have unpacked foreign academics' intercultural challenges and marginalisation experiences, their developmental experiences in host countries have been under‐researc…
What makes a Thesis by Publication? An international study of policy requirements and restrictions
The thesis by publication is expanding across countries, institutions and disciplines, and so a more in-depth understanding of the format across contexts is warranted, to ensure that all stakeholders understand the implications of this format and implement it in a fair and transparent manner. This paper provides a cross-sectional analysis of policies related to the Thesis by Publication in six countries, investigating requirements and restriction…
Prominence, Promotion and Positioning of the ‘Thesis by Publication’ in Six Countries
The international nature of doctoral education creates interesting tensions where national systems, institutional policies, disciplinary customs, individual supervisor preferences, and doctoral researcher needs meet. The Thesis by Publication (TBP), a model where published works are included within the thesis, is available to doctoral researchers in many disciplines and institutions, but it is not a universally accepted format or approached in a …
Work environment factors affecting foreign early-career researchers’ intention to stay, sense of belonging, and stress
Amid increasing globalization, higher education institutions are expected to support staff members who relocate from their home countries. However, few studies have focused on factors exclusively contributing to the engagement of foreign early-career researchers, who are often in challenging and precarious situations. Guided by the job demands – resources model, this study examined how the significant factors of the work environment (workload con…
How researchers across career stages experience researcher independence
This study examines how researcher independence (RI) is perceived and experienced across career stages in educational research. Recognising limitations in prior research which often frames RI solely as a doctoral milestone, this study employs collaborative autoethnography and visually guided interviews (the ‘river of experience’ method) with six researchers at different stages: doctoral, early-career and mid-career. This visual collaborative meth…
Turning the spotlight on Intellectual Humility
Striking a balance between managing intellectual uncertainties and pursuing researcher independence is a key challenge facing many doctoral scholars. Our collaborative autoethnographic research in the British, Japanese and South African contexts examines the uncharted role of intellectual humility – what it is and how it can affect doctoral learning, progress and overall development. Drawing upon the hidden curriculum’s perspectives, we propose a…
Ambiguous Boundaries of Religious Belief, Behavior, and Belonging in Japan
This research note analyzes the ambiguous boundaries of religious identity, belief, and ritual behavior in Japan, drawing on data from a nationally representative postal survey conducted in 2024 ( N = 3947). The findings reveal widespread participation in Buddhist and Shinto rituals even among individuals who identify as nonreligious or atheist, as well as the prevalence of overlapping religious affiliations. Beliefs in gods and the afterlife als…
Political science (8 works) · Higher education (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Career development (4 works) · Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions (3 works) · Global Education and Multiculturalism (3 works) · International Student and Expatriate Challenges (3 works)