Voices of Family Therapy Doctoral Students of Color: Aspirations and Factors Influencing Careers in Academia
✍ Scribed by John K. Miller; Dana J. Stone
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 136 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0883-8534
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
The authors examined factors influencing career aspirations of doctoral students of color in family therapy doctoral programs across the country, with a special focus on careers in the professoriate. Qualitative interviews were conducted with students at varying levels of degree completion. Respondents discussed barriers to careers in academia as well as suggestions for overcoming these barriers.
Los autores examinaron los factores que influyen en las aspiraciones de carrera de estudiantes de color en programas de doctorado en terapia de familia por todo el país, con un enfoque especial hacia las carreras en profesorado. Se llevaron a cabo entrevistas cualitativas con estudiantes en distintos puntos previos a la conclusión del programa. Los participantes comentaron las barreras para el acceso a carreras en el mundo académico, así como sugerencias para superar esas barreras.
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.