The Potential of Communities of Learning for Dual Career PhD Programs – A Case Study

2014 ◽  
pp. 155-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Rehm ◽  
Mindel van de Laar
Keyword(s):  
Dual Career ◽  
Communities Of Learning ◽  
Phd Programs

Continuous Dual-Career Families: A Case Study

1978 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald St. John-Parsons
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Dual Career ◽  
Psychological Benefits ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Career Pattern ◽  
Financial Gain ◽  
Professional Careers ◽  
Kinship Ties

Intensive studies of the careers, family backgrounds, marital relationships, and domestic patterns of 10 continuous dual-career families (i.e., those where the wives interrupted their professional careers only minimally to have children) were made through an in-depth guided-interview approach. It was found that there was little integration of work situations, that the parents experienced severe overload problems, that kinship ties loosened and social life decreased. The wives, usually only children, came from a higher social and economically wealthier class than their husbands; they reverted to traditional sociocultural perceptions of their roles at home but, despite multiple role-cycling dilemmas, found that the intellectual and psychological benefits of their lifestyles far outweighed any disadvantages. Financial gain was not of motivational significance, and the dual-career pattern was not always financially rewarding. The families' child-rearing philosophies were similar, and there was no evidence to suggest that the children experienced any disadvantages caused by their parents' career pattern. All families were noticeably healthy and physically active.

scholarly journals Student Needs, Employment Realities, and PhD Program Design in Canada: The Case of Planning PhD Programs

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 82-97
Author(s):  
Timothy Ross ◽  
Julie Mah ◽  
Jeff Biggar ◽  
Austin Zwick ◽  
Ewa Modlinska
Keyword(s):  
Program Design ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
Career Pathways ◽  
Student Needs ◽  
Research Partnership ◽  
Career Options ◽  
Institutional Challenges ◽  
Phd Programs ◽  
Phd Program

PhD graduates in Canada routinely find themselves considering employment outside academia. This paper explores PhD program design in relation to PhD students’ employment realities through a case study of Canadian planning PhD programs. Two questions guided the study: (1) How could planning PhD programs be redesigned to prepare students for a wider variety of career options post-graduation? And (2) What are some of the institutional challenges hindering PhD program reform? To engage these questions, we surveyed planning PhD students and program directors, gathered email input from planning practitioners, and held a workshop and roundtable at two different academic conferences. Findings suggest that program reforms, such as offering more external research partnership opportunities to PhD students, could help to better support multiple career pathways for PhD students. Our findings also suggest that planning scholars and practitioners need to question their views of the academia–practice relationship and PhD students’ roles and aims.

Facilitating Sports and University Study: The Case of a Dual Career Development Environment in Sweden

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-107
Author(s):  
Lukas Linnér ◽  
Natalia Stambulova ◽  
Louise Kamuk Storm ◽  
Andreas Kuettel ◽  
Kristoffer Henriksen
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Dual Career ◽  
Development Environment ◽  
Career Support ◽  
Whole Person ◽  
Support Team ◽  
Performance Development

This case study of a dual career development environment (DCDE) was informed by the holistic ecological approach (HEA) and aimed at (a) providing a holistic description of a DCDE at university level in Sweden and (b) investigating the perceived factors influencing the environment’s effectiveness in facilitating the development of student-athletes. The authors blended in situ observations, interviews, and document analysis to explore the case, and HEA-informed working models were transformed into empirical models summarizing the case. Findings show a well-coordinated DCDE with the key role of coaches in daily dual career support and how efforts were integrated through a dual career-support team sharing a philosophy of facilitating healthy performance development and life balance, with a whole-person and empowerment approach. This study adds to the literature by identifying features of a successful DCDE, and insights from the case can be useful for practitioners in their quest to optimize their DCDEs and support.

scholarly journals Student Needs, Employment Realities, and PhD Program Design in Canada: The Case of Planning PhD Programs

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 82-97
Author(s):  
Timothy Ross ◽  
Julie Mah ◽  
Jeff Biggar ◽  
Austin Zwick ◽  
Ewa Modlinska
Keyword(s):  
Program Design ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
Career Pathways ◽  
Student Needs ◽  
Research Partnership ◽  
Career Options ◽  
Institutional Challenges ◽  
Phd Programs ◽  
Phd Program

PhD graduates in Canada routinely find themselves considering employment outside academia. This paper explores PhD program design in relation to PhD students’ employment realities through a case study of Canadian planning PhD programs. Two questions guided the study: (1) How could planning PhD programs be redesigned to prepare students for a wider variety of career options post-graduation? And (2) What are some of the institutional challenges hindering PhD program reform? To engage these questions, we surveyed planning PhD students and program directors, gathered email input from planning practitioners, and held a workshop and roundtable at two different academic conferences. Findings suggest that program reforms, such as offering more external research partnership opportunities to PhD students, could help to better support multiple career pathways for PhD students. Our findings also suggest that planning scholars and practitioners need to question their views of the academia–practice relationship and PhD students’ roles and aims.

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