A Career in Professional Services: Accident, Serendipity or Something More?

Autor/inn/en	Regan, Julie-Anne; Graham, Carroll
Titel	A Career in Professional Services: Accident, Serendipity or Something More?
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 40 (2018) 1, S.3-17 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Regan, Julie-Anne) ORCID (Graham, Carroll)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-080X
DOI	10.1080/1360080X.2017.1411062
Schlagwörter	Career Choice; Career Development; Professional Services; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Work Attitudes; Skilled Workers; Geographic Location; Family Influence; Teacher Recruitment; Teacher Persistence; Recognition (Achievement); Promotion (Occupational); Change Agents; Foreign Countries; Semi Structured Interviews; Case Studies; Qualitative Research; Self Determination; Australia; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsentwicklung; Berufsbegleitender Dienst; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung; Facharbeiter; Lehrerrekrutierung; Soziale Anerkennung; Aufstiegsberuf; Berufsförderung; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Qualitative Forschung; Selbstbestimmung; Australien; Großbritannien
Abstract	As part of a larger study, professional staff from two universities, Australian and British, were asked how they entered into a higher education career and what factors kept them in that career. Many participants reported that they found themselves in professional services almost by accident, or by a fortunate combination of circumstances. However, in addition to the serendipitous recruitment reported in earlier studies, our analysis found a positive value associated with higher education that attracted people to seek out employment opportunities, and to remain in the sector. This suggests that recruitment is not as accidental or serendipitous as might first appear. We argue that while there are many reasons why our participants remained in higher education, the variety offered in day-to-day roles and responsibilities is a key factor in retaining professional staff. Our findings have implications for policy and practice, for both the recruitment and retention of talented professional staff. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01