Graduate career paths from the Doctorate in Education at the Autonomous University of Tlaxcala An analysis of functions, productivity and mobility in the academic market

This article analyses the career paths of graduates from the Doctorate in Education at the Autonomous University of Tlaxcala, Mexico. Doctoral training has steered the graduates into diversifying their roles in highereducation institutions, whilst focusing their professional activities on the fields...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Jiménez-Vásquez, Mariela Sonia
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2014
Country:México
Institution:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repository:Perfiles Educativos
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/44021
Online Access:https://perfileseducativos.unam.mx/iisue_pe/index.php/perfiles/article/view/44021
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Career
Graduate studies
Graduates
Occupational mobility
Academic productivity
Trayectoria profesional
Estudios de posgrado
Egresados
Movilidad ocupacional
Productividad académica
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Summary:This article analyses the career paths of graduates from the Doctorate in Education at the Autonomous University of Tlaxcala, Mexico. Doctoral training has steered the graduates into diversifying their roles in highereducation institutions, whilst focusing their professional activities on the fields of research and teaching, along with the management of graduate programs. The characterization of the career paths from the functions, levels of academic productivity and occupational mobility, show that these graduates are in different stages of professional development. The most recognized careers in research have gone through a time dimension (graduate periods have increased to five years), which has enabled them to reach a level of maturity and thus results in a defined line of research. The diversification of functions and a higher level of productivity have led to greater internal and external occupational mobility in the country’s educational institutions. The large majority of graduates are currently placed in senior positions in institutions of higher education.