TY - BOOK ID - 32074445 TI - Identity-Trajectories of Early Career Researchers : Unpacking the Post-PhD Experience AU - McAlpine, Lynn. AU - Amundsen, Cheryl. PY - 2018 SN - 1349952877 1349952869 PB - London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, DB - UniCat KW - Education. KW - Educational sociology. KW - Higher education. KW - Education and sociology. KW - Sociology, Educational. KW - Sociology of Education. KW - Higher Education. KW - Personal Development. KW - Career Skills. KW - Research Methods in Education. KW - Education, Higher KW - Doctor of philosophy degree. KW - Career development. KW - Research. KW - Career advancement KW - Career ladder KW - Career management KW - Career planning KW - Development, Career KW - Development, Professional KW - Employee development KW - Organizational career development KW - Professional development KW - Personnel management KW - Vocational guidance KW - Ph. D. degree KW - PhD degree KW - Philosophy, Doctor of KW - Degrees, Academic KW - Institutional research (Education) KW - Research in higher education KW - Education, Higher. KW - Maturation (Psychology). KW - Career education. KW - Education—Research. KW - Education KW - Growth (Psychology) KW - Personal development KW - Personal growth KW - Developmental psychology KW - College students KW - Higher education KW - Postsecondary education KW - Universities and colleges KW - Educational sociology . KW - Education and sociology KW - Social problems in education KW - Society and education KW - Sociology, Educational KW - Sociology KW - Aims and objectives KW - Maturation (Psychology) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32074445 AB - The book asks how we can make sense of career paths for PhD graduates, something that has rarely been systematically studied. It offers a coherent synthesis of the empirically-based insights that arose from the experiences of 48 early career researchers, who were participants in a 10-year qualitative longitudinal research program. The book has the power to inform other researchers’ conceptual and methodological approaches to the study of post-PhD career trajectories.  The authors draw on the conceptual lens of ‘identity-trajectory’, which emerged from their research program, to examine the decision-making processes underpinning the careers of PhD graduates, whether contingent researchers and teachers, assistant professors within the academy or professionals elsewhere. The book highlights the role of personal agency in negotiating academic and non-academic work and careers within broader personal lives. It will be compelling reading for researchers and students working in the areas of Education and Sociology, particularly those with an interest in examining career development and decision-making. ER -