Stories of Moving on HASS PhD Graduates' Motivations and Career Trajectories inside and beyond Academia

Autor/in	Guerin, Cally
Titel	Stories of Moving on HASS PhD Graduates' Motivations and Career Trajectories inside and beyond Academia
Quelle	In: Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 19 (2020) 3, S.304-324 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Guerin, Cally)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1474-0222
DOI	10.1177/1474022219834448
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Doctoral Degrees; College Graduates; Humanities; Social Sciences; Art; Majors (Students); Labor Market; Student Motivation; Research; Student Experience; Employment Level; Outcomes of Education; Careers; Competition; Teaching (Occupation); Occupational Aspiration; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Doctoral degree; Doktorgrad; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Geisteswissenschaften; Humanwissenschaften; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Arts; Kunst; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Schulische Motivation; Forschung; Studienerfahrung; Beschäftigungsgrad; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Career; Karriere; Wettkampf; Teaching; Lehrberuf; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Australien
Abstract	It is widely accepted that the academic job market is very limited and unlikely to expand any time soon, yet enrolments in PhDs continue to rise. If the PhD is no longer preparation for academia, where do these graduates go on completing their degrees? This study of Australian PhD graduates in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) explores motivations to undertake a research degree, their experiences of academia, and their current employment. These personalised narratives reveal the impact and value of doctoral education on the employment trajectories of HASS PhD graduates in non-academic careers. These stories uncover both the 'cruel optimism' and positive employment outcomes experienced by HASS doctorate holders. It is argued that commencing PhD candidates should be encouraged from the outset to seriously consider their doctorate as preparation for careers beyond academia; rather than being 'failed academics,' these graduates succeed as high-level knowledge workers. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01