From PhD to initial employment

The Doctorate in a Knowledge Economy

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4097789
AutoresRuth Neumann (Macquarie University, autor de correspondencia), Kim Khim Tan (Macquarie University)
Año2011
Volumen36
Número5
Páginas601-614
Fecha de publicación2011-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaStudies in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03075079.2011.594596
OpenAlexW2018095313
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas55
Referencias citadas21

Within universities there is often still an implicit assumption that the doctorate is preparation for an academic career. Yet for over a decade there has been evidence in a number of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries that there are increasing numbers of students undertaking a doctorate and that larger proportions of doctoral graduates are taking up non-academic employment. This article presents findings from a study of Australian doctoral employment destinations for the period 2000–2007. These findings are also discussed in terms of disciplinary and institutional variations. Comparisons are made with European and US studies on employment trends, contributing to a more international picture of doctoral outcomes in terms of employment. The study utilises a public policy framework within the context of the development of knowledge economies, outcomes-based judgements on education and the professionalisation of the doctorate in Australia and other OECD countries

Destinations · Discipline · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Higher education · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Tourism · Community Development and Social Impact · Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions · Higher Education Governance and Development