Forms of agency enacted by international Ph.D. holders in Australia and Ph.D. returnees in China to negotiate employability

Pham, Thanh; Dai, Kun; Saito, Eisuke

doi:10.1080/03057925.2023.2237885

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Despite limited opportunities for tenured academic positions, the number of PhD graduates in Social Sciences has steadily risen in countries with developed research systems. The current literature predominantly portrays PhD graduates as victims, either of the higher education system or of their own optimism in pursuing an academic career. This paper takes an alternative stance by spotlighting the agency exhibited by PhD graduates in Social Sciences as they deftly navigate their career pathways amid the constrained academic job market. Specifically, we adopt an ecological perspective of agency to explore how PhD graduates in Social Sciences exercise their agency in navigating their career from the beginning of their PhD candidature until up to 5 years after graduation. We employ a narrative approach to delve into the employment journeys of twenty-three PhD graduates. Within this cohort, we select to report four participants from four Australian universities, each possessing distinct career trajectories. Our analysis highlights agency as the link between various personal and institutional factors that shape our participants’ career trajectories. Based on this finding, we offer recommendations for practice and policy changes that appreciate PhD graduates’ agency.

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Forms of agency enacted by international Ph.D. holders in Australia and Ph.D. returnees in China to negotiate employability

Cited by 10 publications

References 45 publications

‘Settle Down’ or ‘Return Overseas’? A Reflexive Narrative of an International Chinese Doctoral Scholar’s (Re)adjustment Experiences in China

‘Settle Down’ or ‘Return Overseas’? A Reflexive Narrative of an International Chinese Doctoral Scholar’s (Re)adjustment Experiences in China

Exploring Determinants Influencing Employability Trajectories of International Graduate Teachers in Australia

Australian PhD graduates’ agency in navigating their career pathways: stories from social sciences

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