Using Longitudinal Data on Career Outcomes to Promote Improvements and Diversity in Graduate Education | Zendy

Andrew L. Feig | Zendy; Leah Robinson | Zendy; Song Yan | Zendy; Mark A. Byrd | Zendy; Ambika Mathur | Zendy

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Using Longitudinal Data on Career Outcomes to Promote Improvements and Diversity in Graduate Education

Author(s) -

Andrew L. Feig,

Leah Robinson,

Song Yan,

Mark A. Byrd,

Ambika Mathur

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

change the magazine of higher learning

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1939-9146

pISSN - 0009-1383

DOI - 10.1080/00091383.2016.1247582

Subject(s) - diversity (politics) , longitudinal data , graduate education , medical education , longitudinal study , psychology , career development , graduate students , mathematics education , pedagogy , political science , sociology , medicine , demography , pathology , law

• Data from federal funding agencies demonstrate that the majority of doctoral alumni pursue careers outside academia. • Most institutions have not tracked the career outcomes of their own doctoral alumni to get an accurate picture of placement of their graduates. • Lack of data has resulted in continued use of the same training models that may not adequately support the needs of the majority of doctoral students who plan on pursuing careers outside academia.

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