Spatial Mobility and the Perception of Career Development for Social Sciences and Humanities Doctoral Candidates

Autor/in	Schäfer, Gregor
Titel	Spatial Mobility and the Perception of Career Development for Social Sciences and Humanities Doctoral Candidates
Quelle	In: Studies in Continuing Education, 44 (2022) 1, S.119-134 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0158-037X
DOI	10.1080/0158037X.2020.1826919
Schlagwörter	Doctoral Students; Social Sciences; Humanities; Perception; Career Development; Mobility; Foreign Countries; Organizational Climate; Work Attitudes; Relocation; Germany; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Doctoral studies; Doctorate studies; Student; Students; Doctoral candidate; Doktorandenprogramm; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Doktorand; Doktorandin; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Geisteswissenschaften; Humanwissenschaften; Wahrnehmung; Berufsentwicklung; Mobilität; Mobilitätsförderung; Ausland; Organisationsklima; Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung; Umsetzung; Deutschland; Niederlande
Abstract	The spatial mobility of students and academics as part of the internationalisation of higher education is becoming increasingly relevant in securing top-tier positions, especially within academia. While the number of doctoral candidates is rising, new positions are not created at the same rate, leading to scarcer career opportunities in academia and the need to develop alternative career paths. Previous studies have much focused on the connection between mobility and career development among junior academics in the STEM fields, but the significance of mobility for SSH PhD candidates and their career development remains unanswered. Does spatial mobility have any effects there, and if so, which? For this reason, this paper studied doctoral SSH candidates from Germany with mobility experiences in the Netherlands. The findings show that spatial mobility affects the perception of the PhD candidate's career in several, sometimes ambivalent ways. It shows that the experience of mobility narrows the planning to a career in academia, contributes to the informal learning process of the candidate, and expands the horizon for possible opportunities in academia. The perceived asset of mobility varies alongside the internationalisation of disciplines and whether the candidate plans to return to Germany or pursue an international career. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01