Overview
- Explores how the identities of early career researchers are affected by their career development
- Focuses on the decision-making processes guiding the careers of contingent researchers and teachers, assistant professors and PhD graduates working outside the academy
- Integrates conceptual, methodological and empirical perspectives
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Part I
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Part III
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Back Matter
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About this book
The authors draw on the conceptual lens of ‘identity-trajectory’, which emerged from their research program, to examine the decision-making processes underpinning the careers of PhD graduates, whether contingent researchers and teachers, assistant professors within the academy or professionals elsewhere. The book highlights the role of personal agency in negotiating academic and non-academic work and careers within broader personal lives. It will be compelling reading for researchers and
students working in the areas of Education and Sociology, particularly those with an interest in examining career development and decision-making.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Cheryl Amundsen is Professor in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University, Canada, and Director of the Institute for the Study of Teaching and Learning in the Disciplines. Her previous and ongoing research has focused on how academics make instructional decisions based on disciplinary knowledge and the use of inquiry as a method of professional development in teaching.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Identity-Trajectories of Early Career Researchers
Book Subtitle: Unpacking the Post-PhD Experience
Authors: Lynn McAlpine, Cheryl Amundsen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95287-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95286-1Published: 29 December 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95786-6Published: 05 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-95287-8Published: 06 December 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 220
Number of Illustrations: 10 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sociology of Education, Higher Education, Personal Development, Career Skills, Sociology of Education, Research Methods in Education