Professional Socialization and Career Selection in Ph.D. Science Education: An Empirical Research Study

本项目采用嵌入式案例研究设计，通过对科学博士专业社会化的深入、定性调查，考察科学家的专业社会化和职业选择。该设计的结构是对科学研究生、教师和工作人员进行比较的民族志研究，以解决以下问题：“专业社会化的要素和过程是什么-无论是明显的还是潜在的-科学研究生通过这些因素和过程来了解他们的专业和他们自己在其中的契合度，以及这些因素如何影响他们的职业选择和进步。”本研究的目的是：增进我们对研究生在职业选择上如何受到显性和隐性过程的影响的认识；揭示文化影响以及其他因素的作用，如技能和知识，这些因素在研究生教育中更常受到关注；展示指导教师、同行、部门文化和其他因素的作用。

This project is examining the professional socialization and career choices of scientists through an in-depth, qualitative investigation of professional socialization in science PH.D programs, employing an embedded case study design. This design is structured as a comparative, ethnographic study of science graduate students, faculty, and staff to address the following question: "What are the elements and processes of professional socialization- both manifest and latent - by which science graduate students come to understand their profession and their own fit within it, and how do these shape their career selection and progress." The study objectives are:To improve our understanding of how graduate students are influenced by tacit and explicit processes to make choices about which careers to pursue;To expose the role of cultural influences as well as other factors, such as skills and knowledge, that are more commonly focused on in graduate education;To show the roles of faculty advisors, peers, departmental culture, and other factors.