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The Perfect Match? Correlates Of Job Placement Among Phd Earners, Andrea Johnson
The Perfect Match? Correlates Of Job Placement Among Phd Earners, Andrea Johnson
Department of Sociology: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Earning a doctorate in a field implies a strong desire to stay in that field, yet not all who earn a PhD do stay in their field. Therefore this study assumes that those who leave their chosen field do so either involuntarily or because of strong “pull” factors. Using the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (2015), this study examines a variety of factors that affect job placement among PhD recipients, specifically efforts to “match” doctoral field credentials with occupational outcomes. Analyses explicitly test classic assumptions underlying Human Capital Theory, while also taking into account demographic characteristics social capital differences. Findings indicate …