While more than two - thirds of
nonacademic organizations consider performance reviews standard practice, almost half the academic institutions questioned in a survey conducted by COSEPUP said they do not officially review their postdocs.
They've also developed online resources to address five categories of skills to succeed in academia or
nonacademic organizations: personal motivation, creating opportunities, working with people, influencing change, and understanding commercial context.
Not exact matches
With the exception of the program at New York Theological Seminary, all the
organizations participating were founded and are directed by people involved in ministry outside the academy (and even NYTS requires its professors to engage in
nonacademic ministry).
They've formed an
organization called Future of Research to pressure universities to tell grad students about their prospects for jobs and the track records of previous Ph.D. s, and to give them training in
nonacademic careers.
It does not mean eliminating measurement of academic attainment and growth; it means coupling those with rigorous, reliable and valid indicators of school
organization and other
nonacademic factors.
Community schools purposefully partner with youth
organizations, health clinics, social service agencies, food banks, higher education institutions, businesses, and others to meet students» and families» academic and
nonacademic needs, so teachers are free to teach and students are ready to learn.