Applying” Education

A Focused Review of the 2019 American Anthropology Master's Career Survey Data

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ID16909577
AutoresShannon Cronin (The Salvation Army, autor correspondente), Erica Hawvermale (0000-0002-9661-559X, autor correspondente), Erica M Hawvermale
Ano2021
Volume45
Fascículo1
Páginas119-135
Data de publicação2021-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAnnals of Anthropological Practice (BOOK_SERIES)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2153-957X • E-ISSN: 2153-9588
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/napa.12162
OpenAlexW3146630797
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas8

This paper reports the results of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology‐sponsored 2019 American Anthropology Master's Career Survey. Aimed at replicating the 2009 American Anthropological Association/Committee on Practicing, Applied, and Public Interest Anthropology MA Career Survey, the purpose of this new survey was to understand 1) how master's degree anthropology alumni have crafted careers, 2) what retrospective advice they have for departmental programs, and 3) whether they continue to identify with the profession. A total of 850 participants completed the survey. Parallel to the 2009 survey, applied anthropologists indicated overall satisfaction with their master's degree programs and reflected high variability in types of employment respondents hold. However, the lack of practical skills development and career preparation within master's programs were critiqued. We conclude with recommendations for anthropology programs to help better inform them of what their students need to learn in order to lead successful careers after graduation

Baccalaureate Degree · Higher education · Medical education · Political science · Sociology · Survey data collection · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Career Development and Diversity · Medicine