How an Antiscience President and the COVID-19 Pandemic Altered the Career Trajectories of STEM PhD Students of Color

Autor/inn/en	McGee, Ebony; Fang, Yuan; Ni, Yibin; Monroe-White, Thema
Titel	How an Antiscience President and the COVID-19 Pandemic Altered the Career Trajectories of STEM PhD Students of Color
Quelle	In: AERA Open, 7 (2021) 1, (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2332-8584
Schlagwörter	Presidents; Scientific Attitudes; COVID-19; Pandemics; Graduate Students; Student Reaction; STEM Education; Student Attitudes; Public Policy; Retrenchment; Social Justice; Employment Opportunities; Overseas Employment; Educational Change; Job Layoff; Employment Potential + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? President; Präsident; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Schülerkritik; STEM; Schülerverhalten; Öffentliche Ordnung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Auslandstätigkeit; Bildungsreform; Beurlaubung; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit
Abstract	In this mixed-methods study, we performed content analysis on openended survey items to reveal primary themes related to how PhD students are responding to the Trump policies and the COVID-19 pandemic. In our data set, 40.7% of the respondents reported that their career plans have been affected by Trump's antiscience policies, 54.5% by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our study revealed three themes, which were (1) awareness of the reduced funding for STEM (science, engineering, technology, and mathematics) and higher education, (2) heightened awareness of and commitment to the pursuit of social and racial justice, (3) interest in seeking job opportunities abroad. The top three themes for the COVID-19 pandemic were (1) shifting graduation timelines and adjusting research to the virtual campus life; (2) losing jobs, concerning about hiring freezes and fewer job openings; and (3) reconsidering their place in a STEM field postpandemic, including a possible complete change in career plans; thoughts of leaving the country for international jobs. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01