Doctorate Holders outside the Academy in Finland: Academic Engagement and Industry-Specific Competence

Autor/in	Haapakorpi, Arja
Titel	Doctorate Holders outside the Academy in Finland: Academic Engagement and Industry-Specific Competence
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Work, 30 (2017) 1, S.53-68 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-9080
DOI	10.1080/13639080.2015.1119257
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Competence; Doctoral Programs; Graduate Students; Labor Market; Employers; Surveys; Labor Force; Doctoral Degrees; Semi Structured Interviews; Employees; Research and Development; Higher Education; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Finland; European Union + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Kompetenz; Doktorandenprogramm; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Labour force; Arbeitskraft; Erwerbsbevölkerung; Doctoral degree; Doktorgrad; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Forschung und Entwicklung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Finnland
Abstract	In Finland, doctoral employment outside the academy has been increasing. Universities can no longer absorb the numbers in the doctoral labour force and research and development (R&D) policy emphasises the need for specialised research capacity in non-academic sectors; the highest academic degree is assumed to add value. However, the transition from doctoral programmes to employment outside the academy has been limited due to the social dynamics within labour markets. This article explores the careers of doctorate holders and the motives non-academic organisations have for recruiting such graduates. The data come from a survey of doctorate holders (N = 1183) and interviews with 26 employers. Based on the analysis, there was little place for doctorate holders outside the academy, except in R&D roles. When employed to undertake work outside R&D, they carried out special, demanding tasks or had a particular role related to their academic status. Professional functions such as those undertaken by medical doctors, engineers and teachers were the most common, but career patterns varied from one employment sector to the next. Employers considered industry-specific competence to be important, and the status of the doctoral degree and the membership in the academic community were expected to advance collaboration with universities and enhance the professional status of the organisations that hired doctoral graduates. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01