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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"Career experiences"”.
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Gender differences in the career experiences of counseling psychologists
… look for significant gender differences in the career experiences of doctoral graduates from one counseling psychology program. The following areas were examined: income, employment patterns, professional self-view, motivational values, and satisfaction. The participants in this study were 135 …
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Minority Female Physicians' Family and Career Experiences: A Qualitive Inquiry
This qualitative study investigated the experiences of married minority female physicians as they navigate their professional and family life. The study examined the impact of multiple roles, gender, and ethnicity on the familial and professional life of married minority female physicians. The …
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Learning through listening: African American male teachers and their education and teacher career experiences
… space. This dissertation investigated the lived experiences of African American male teachers in Eythlyen, which influenced their decision to enter and remain in the teaching field. Eythlyen is a pseudonym for the Midwest inner city studied; its public schools are heavily populated by students of …
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Profiles, functions, and career experiences of selected hospital nurse executives in the United States (1988)
… was to describe the profiles, functions, and career experiences of hospital nurse executives in the United States. A descriptive survey method was used. Data were collected from a random sampling of hospital nurse executives and chief executive officers. A self-developed questionnaire was …
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Ethical selves and glass chains : a complex understanding of career experiences through the voices of British Pakistani women
… nationality, as well as the social phenomenon: career experiences, revealed a number of blind spots. These blind spots were theoretical, methodological and empirical. I theorize for an approach that links structures that create intersecting identit(y)ies to organizations, and then further. I …
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An examination of the care and career experiences of mid-life women who combine formal employment and informal caring of dependent adults
This thesis is based on the care and career experiences of mid-life (ages 45 – 65) women engaging in paid employment alongside informal caring of dependent adults. It was carried out within the context of a growing ‘social care crisis’ in the wake of depleting social and healthcare resources and …
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The career experiences of Depute Headteachers in Secondary Schools in a single Scottish Local Authority including their Perceptions of, and Aspirations towards, Headship.
… an idiographic, qualitative analysis of the career experiences, perceptions and aspirations of secondary Depute Head Teachers (DHTs) in a single Scottish Local Authority. The purpose of the focus on deputes, a significantly under-researched group within educational leadership, was twofold: to …
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Pathways to congress: precongressional careers and congressional behavior
Members of Congress have a variety of career experiences before Congress, non-political and political. In this dissertation, I bring together interdisciplinary strands of research on careers and occupational behavior to compare how MCs from different career backgrounds act in the U.S. House of …
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Values-based leadership within the banking & financial services Industry. An international study of CEOs practicing values-based leadership
… understand, compare, and contrast leaders’ career experiences and key moments that led to their choosing values-based leadership practices within the financial services industry. In this study, 6 chief executive officers (CEOs) from the banking industry across Europe and Canada provided …
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Ethnicity and Differential Career Success
… rising (ONS, 2011) meaning differential career success is a topic of increasing importance. However, thus far, very little research in organisational psychology has focused on ethnicity (Cox, Nkomo & Welch, 2001; Kenny & Briner, 2007). Therefore this thesis presents three studies designed …
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Exploring careering : adrift on a sea of opportunity?
Career theory emphasises the central role of the individual by ascribing a high degree of personal choice and control to career experiences. In contrast, I advocate a theoretical understanding, which takes into account the significance of the context in which careers take place, including the …
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It's All About Relationships: African-American and European-American Women's Hotel Management Careers
… are addressed (1) How are hotel management careers racialized and gendered?; and (2) How are the career experiences of African-American women who are hotel managers different from those of European-American women who are managers? A grounded hermeneutic research approach of joint collection, …
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Disaggregating the Monolith: A Case Study on Varied Engineering Career Orientations and Strategies of Black Women in Tech
… I use an anti-deficit approach to examine the career orientations and mobility patterns of Black women working in computing and engineering roles in the tech industry. By characterizing the different career motivations, strategies, and points of transition in the careers of a diverse sample of …
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Career strategies in public relations: constructing an original tapestry paradigm.
… original contribution towards understanding of career strategies in public relations. It addresses a lack of academic research into careers within the occupation and sits at the intersection of critical consideration of professionalisation of public relations and emerging theories in the field …
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High school principals’ influence in college and career readiness for students from historically underserved populations: practices that build upon capital within schools
… in their high schools focused on college and career readiness for all students, but in particular students from historically underserved backgrounds, and to identify and describe the characteristics that they shared (Stake, 2005, 2006). This study involved case study research methods, with two …
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THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATORS
This study explores the lived career experiences of African American university development administrators who work at public higher education institutions. In a society that is growing increasingly ethnically diverse, among other ways, and where college graduates reflect this increased diversity, …
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Moments that Matter: Experiences, Commitment and Career Decisions of Young Professionals in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector
The dissertation investigates the career decision-making processes of young professionals in the tourism and hospitality sector, focusing on the factors that strengthen commitment or lead to career exit. While most career studies emphasize individual psychological or social dimensions, this …
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Covered in blue : police culture and LGBT police officers in the province of Ontario
… is perceived by and impacts the workplace and career experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) police officers in the Province of Ontario. Framed by Schein's Cultural Approach to Organizations Theory, a content analysis of open-ended interviews with 21 LGBT police officers …
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Sounding the Floor: Advancing Inclusive Firefighter Culture
… personal factors contributing to disparities in career experiences within the Calgary Fire Department (CFD). Drawing on participants’ insights and a review of relevant literature, the research explored firefighting culture, experiences of inclusion and belonging, advocacy efforts, and perceptions …
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A hidden culture of carelessness: a comparative qualitative study of gender inequality and its implications for African American and South African Black women higher education administrators
… study was to explore and compare the lived and career experiences of Black women higher education administrators in the United States and South Africa. This comparative study elucidated the women’s experiences while giving voice to Black women, whose experiences and status are often further …
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