ERIC Number: EJ1041434
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Publication Date: 2014-May
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Understanding Intent to Leave the Field: A Study of Student Affairs Master's Students' Career Plans
Silver, Blake R.; Jakeman, Rick C.
Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, v51 n2 p170-182 May 2014
This qualitative study of 20 student affairs master's students explored their career plans and perceptions of the field. Five themes emerged from interviews with participants who considered leaving student affairs to pursue other careers: (a) distance from the institutional mission, (b) student affairs as devalued work, (c) lack of fulfillment, (d) emotional burdens, and (e) financial concerns. Implications relate to improving master's students' experiences in order to proactively address attrition from the student affairs profession.
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Career Planning, Student Educational Objectives, Graduate Students, Masters Degrees, Work Attitudes, Student Personnel Services, Student Attitudes, Career Change, Career Choice, Persistence, Institutional Mission, Emotional Problems, Financial Problems, Student Experience, Professional Identity, Competency Based Education, Semi Structured Interviews, Attitude Change, Prior Learning, Educational Experience, Vocational Interests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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