Using stakeholder insights to enhance engagement in PhD professional development

There is increasing awareness of the need for pre- and post-doctoral professional development and career guidance, however many academic institutions are only beginning to build out these functional roles. As a graduate career educator, accessing vast silos and resources at a university and with ind...

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Published in:PloS one 2022-01, Vol.17 (1), p.e0262191-e0262191
Main Authors: Ramadoss, Deepti, Bolgioni, Amanda F, Layton, Rebekah L, Alder, Janet, Lundsteen, Natalie, Stayart, C Abigail, Yellin, Jodi B, Smart, Conrad L, Varvayanis, Susi S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Biology and Life Sciences
Career development planning
Careers
Conferences
Consortia
Employers
Experiential learning
Female
Graduate students
Graduate studies
Higher education
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Methods
Nonprofit organizations
Offices
People and Places
Postdoctoral education
Professional development
Professionals
Research Personnel - psychology
Researchers
Skills
Social Sciences
Stakeholder Participation
Stakeholders
Subgroups
Vocational guidance
Workforce
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Summary:There is increasing awareness of the need for pre- and post-doctoral professional development and career guidance, however many academic institutions are only beginning to build out these functional roles. As a graduate career educator, accessing vast silos and resources at a university and with industry-partners can be daunting, yet collaboration and network development are crucial to the success of any career and professional development office. To better inform and direct these efforts, forty-five stakeholders external and internal to academic institutions were identified and interviewed to gather perspectives on topics critical to career development offices. Using a stakeholder engagement visualization tool developed by the authors, strengths and weaknesses can be assessed. General themes from interviews with internal and external stakeholders are discussed to provide various stakeholder subgroup perspectives to help prepare for successful interactions. Benefits include increased engagement and opportunities to collaborate, and to build or expand graduate career development offices.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0262191