Hidden Factors That Influence Success in the Optics Workforce

Autor/inn/en	Leak, Anne E.; Santos, Zackary; Reiter, Erik; Zwickl, Benjamin M.; Martin, Kelly Norris
Titel	Hidden Factors That Influence Success in the Optics Workforce
Quelle	In: Physical Review Physics Education Research, 14 (2018) 1, S.010136-1 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2469-9896
Schlagwörter	Optics; Success; Performance Factors; Influences; Interviews; Technical Occupations; Paraprofessional Personnel; Job Skills; Semi Structured Interviews; Specialization; On the Job Training; Computation; Mathematical Aptitude; Interpersonal Competence; Documentation; Help Seeking; Physics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Optik; Erfolg; Leistungsindikator; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Technical occupation; Technischer Beruf; Laienhelfer; Produktive Fertigkeit; Arbeitsteilige Spezialisierung; Training-on-the-Job; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Dokumentation; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Physik
Abstract	To prepare physics students for future careers, educators need to understand the skills and other factors necessary for entry and success on the job. Often these insights are based on CEOs, HR personnel, and managers, who provide broad perspectives regarding successful attributes of new hires. However, such insights are often more general and disconnected from specific jobs than insights gained from entry-level employees who recently transitioned from school to work. Using in-depth descriptive summaries and thematic analysis from interviews with six recently hired technicians and engineers in the field of optics, we explored factors that influenced their entry and success on the job. Six themes arose: documentation, computational skills, specialized learning, question asking, tinkering skills, and navigating cultural differences. We discuss the implications of these themes in both their value to employees as well as integration into the physics curriculum. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01