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Enhancing Graduate Students' Academic Career Readiness

This study evaluates the impact of comprehensive training programs on graduate students preparing for academic careers, focusing on research, teaching, and service activities. Explore the effectiveness of workshops, mentoring, and surveys in guiding students towards successful faculty roles.

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Enhancing Graduate Students' Academic Career Readiness

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  1. Preparing Graduate Students for Academic Careers: Assessing the Impact Deandra Little & Michael Palmer Associate Professors & TRC Assistant Directors Michael Maizels, Graduate Student (Art & Architectural History)

  2. Service • scholarly research • publication • presentation • grant writing • mentoring &advising Research • course design • classroom teaching • assessment • continuous improvement • mentoring &advising Teaching • committee work • administrative work • campus governance • community outreach • refereeing manuscripts • advising & mentoring

  3. Teaching Assistant Preparation Teaching Development Broad Professional Development

  4. Service • workshops • attend conferences • present research • faculty interviews Research • pedagogy seminar • workshops • course design • classroom teaching • observations • consultations • teaching statement • reflective essays Teaching • workshops • administrator interviews

  5. Surveys of Preparation for Faculty Roles • Graduate Students - UVa • 2008 survey (TRC & IAS) • graduate students; all levels; 278 respondents • A&S, SEAS, NURS, EDUC, SARC • Graduate Students - US • 1999 survey (The Pew Charitable Trust) • graduate students; 3rd-year or greater; 4,114 respondents • 27 public & private universities, 11 A&S departments • Tomorrow’s Professor Today • on-going entrance and exit surveys • graduate students; 3rd-year or greater; 108 participants, 41 participants completing all requirements

  6. Preparation for Research-related Activities

  7. Preparation for Teaching-related Activities

  8. Preparation for Service-related Activities

  9. Preparation for Job Market

  10. Next steps… • Collect data from former TPTers in faculty positions • Collect data from faculty colleagues • Measure products of learning

  11. Preparing Graduate Students for Academic Careers: Assessing the Impact Deandra Little & Michael Palmer Associate Professors & TRC Assistant Directors

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