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Scaffidi, Amelia K.; Berman, Judith E. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2011
For postdocs to have the best chances of achieving their career goals they need to not only acquire discipline-specific research experience, but also additional generic skills vital for future employment inside or outside academia. They also require access to information and mentoring that will help them strategically plan and make informed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Productivity, Mentors, Supervision
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Carpenter, P. G.; Western, J. S. – Australian Journal of Education, 1984
In an investigation of Australia's declining rate of college bound students, a social psychological model of academic attainment (linking students' social origins to school experiences, perceptions of others' support, self-assessment, and high schools seniors' aspirations and grades) is applied to the processes used by students in adjusting to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, College Bound Students, College Choice