Not exact matches
Even though they
do not serve as professors, researchers who pursue other
academic paths note that their intensive training — in grad school, postdoc appointments, and other experiences — prepares them uniquely for the challenges of their new positions.
The statistics on
academic career
paths don't make for easy reading — if you are a PhD student hoping to secure a permanent position in academia, your chances are slim.
OK, perhaps the first two are more likely, but some of the more senior
academics will have some impressive contacts, so work out what you want to
do this summer and see if they can smooth your
path to the perfect placement.
Students who
do internships are also exposed to a wider variety of career
paths than they find out about in the
academic world.
Which is why, this month, we've invited some of these behind - the - scenes employees of universities and research institutes, all of them with advanced degrees in science — to tell you what they
do, why they chose to leave hands - on research to others, and how they took the step onto an alternative
academic path.
Academics who
do not fit this idealised career
path and
do not achieve a full professorship during that time will be excluded.
Looking back on my
academic path, I have come to realize that I
did perform well in courses I never thought would even be accessible.
The impact of student debt on career choice has been a concern of
academic leaders since the early 1990s, when a series of commentaries published in medical journals warned of a serious drought in the physician - scientist pipeline unless something was
done to help recruit and retain people on that career
path.
As I wrote in my first Next Wave article, I was deciding between continuing along the
academic path —
doing a postdoc and applying for faculty positions — and moving over into industry and accepting a research or management position there.
Though the subject, a mix of physics and advanced mathematics, is not part of the core curriculum, it
does put students at a distinct advantage if it is their chosen
academic path in college.
It simply doesn't work to wait until kids are eighteen for them to choose an
academic path that leads to four - year college or a technical
path that leads to an associate's degree, certification, or license.
The best CTE programs, like Career Academies, tend to
do a better job with both career skills and
academic skills, and create a glide
path for students into postsecondary education of the technical variety.
«I didn't intend to pursue an
academic career but from what I witnessed [at HGSE], I've been inspired to follow that
path as well,» she says.
By mixing drama and
academics, we tempt kids into believing that it's O.K. if they don't like math or writing — that there is another
path to glory.
By mixing music and
academics, we tempt kids into believing that it's O.K. if they don't like math or writing — that there is another
path to glory.
«Less
academic young people should not be left behind, and we agree that education provision for children who
do not get C grades or above at GCSE, or who don't want to pursue an
academic path, needs improving.
By mixing sports and
academics, we tempt kids into believing that it's O.K. if they don't like math or writing — that there is another
path to glory.
It's about how each student is
doing and specifically where he or she is along that
path to
academic success.
Just like a patient
does not have to become a doctor to have clear understanding of his or her body, what a diagnosis means and what possible
paths are available to better health, likewise a parent and a student can have a clear understanding of what helps and hinders his or her learning, what different options are available to learn and what alternatives could prove more compatible to one's learning and
academic achievement.
What can educators
do to ensure students are developing the literacy skills that will put them on the
path toward future
academic, social, and career success?
But he urged the government to ensure any new grammars could only belong to trusts with both vocational and
academic learning
paths — as many trusts already
do, running university technical colleges (UTCs) and studio schools as well as mainstream schools.
In the name of
doing what's best for kids, College Success Award - winning Schley Middle High School embraces dual - enrollment, offers one - on - one
academic and college counseling, and ensures that there's a
path for every student.
«While these are essential steps toward improving K - 3 quality, they are also just that: first steps in a long line of work that can be
done to ensure that the foundational years of public schooling set students on a
path to becoming lifelong learners who experience
academic and social success,» the report suggested.
Academic risk models typically used by financial planners typically don't
do path - dependent analyses.