Titel
Career Development of Early Career Researchers via Distributed Peer Mentoring Networks
Autor*in
Julia Mori
Department of Research in School and Instruction, University of Bern
Dominik Emanuel Froehlich
Abstract
This paper explores the challenges early career researchers (ECRs) face in academia and the benefits of being part of a distributed peer mentoring network. The study highlights the importance of social capital and emotional and motivational support in promoting wellbeing and career development, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, the paper examines the impact of a collaborative environment on individual productivity and the development of clear goals. The study reveals that the supportive network of like-minded, ambitious people across borders and hierarchies offers the opportunity to identify with others and create a sense of belonging. The paper concludes by emphasizing the need for qualitative methods of social network analysis to investigate the meaning of social structures in the career development of ECRs.
Stichwort
early career researcherspeer mentoring networkcareer developmentsocial capitalproductivity
Objekt-Typ
Sprache
Englisch [eng]
Persistent identifier
phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:2037687
Erschienen in
Titel
Merits
Band
3
Ausgabe
3
ISSN
2673-8104
Erscheinungsdatum
2023
Seitenanfang
569
Seitenende
582
Publication
MDPI AG
Erscheinungsdatum
2023
Zugänglichkeit
Rechte
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