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Article: Exploring the identity development of PhD graduates transitioning to non-researcher roles
Title | Exploring the identity development of PhD graduates transitioning to non-researcher roles |
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Authors | |
Keywords | career transition doctorate holder identity development identity trajectory non-research career researcher self |
Issue Date | 1-Jan-2023 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Citation | Higher Education Quarterly, 2023 How to Cite? |
Abstract | In this study, we explore the identity development of PhD graduates transitioning into non-researcher roles. Through the conceptual lens of identity-trajectory theory and based on interviews with 26 PhD graduates from three leading research universities in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, we analyse their identity-trajectory development after their transition to non-research employment. The findings show that PhD graduates develop their identity trajectories based on their existing sense of researcher-self through a variety of practices that involve intellectual, networking and institutional dimensions. Individual agency plays a key role in overcoming structural constraints in the workplace, yet its level varies according to one's willingness to pursue a non-research career. The findings highlight the fluidity in identity development and the role of the researcher-self as a positive legacy of doctoral training, including for PhD graduates taking non-researcher roles. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/340209 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.8 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.825 |
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dc.contributor.author | Li, H | - |
dc.contributor.author | Horta, H | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-11T10:42:29Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2024-03-11T10:42:29Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2023-01-01 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Higher Education Quarterly, 2023 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0951-5224 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/340209 | - |
dc.description.abstract | <p>In this study, we explore the identity development of PhD graduates transitioning into non-researcher roles. Through the conceptual lens of identity-trajectory theory and based on interviews with 26 PhD graduates from three leading research universities in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, we analyse their identity-trajectory development after their transition to non-research employment. The findings show that PhD graduates develop their identity trajectories based on their existing sense of researcher-self through a variety of practices that involve intellectual, networking and institutional dimensions. Individual agency plays a key role in overcoming structural constraints in the workplace, yet its level varies according to one's willingness to pursue a non-research career. The findings highlight the fluidity in identity development and the role of the researcher-self as a positive legacy of doctoral training, including for PhD graduates taking non-researcher roles.</p> | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Wiley | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Higher Education Quarterly | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | career transition | - |
dc.subject | doctorate holder | - |
dc.subject | identity development | - |
dc.subject | identity trajectory | - |
dc.subject | non-research career | - |
dc.subject | researcher self | - |
dc.title | Exploring the identity development of PhD graduates transitioning to non-researcher roles | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/hequ.12452 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85163043769 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1468-2273 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:001017631200001 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0951-5224 | - |