Department of Education University of York s allyhancockyorkacuk Postgraduate Study and Employability University of Edinburgh 19 May 2017 P O S T G R A D U A T E D E S T I N A T I O N S SOCIAL SCIENCE DOCTORAL GRADUATES ID: 595426
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Sally Hancock
Department of Education, University of York
sally.hancock@york.ac.ukPostgraduate Study and EmployabilityUniversity of Edinburgh, 19 May 2017
P O S T G R A D U A T ED E S T I N A T I O N SSOCIAL SCIENCE DOCTORAL GRADUATESIN THE UKSlide2
Acknowledgements
Dr. Heike Behle
Institute for Employment Research, WarwickSlide3
M E T H O DSlide4
Dataset
Secondary data analysis of the Destinations
of Leavers of Higher longitudinal survey (LDLHE)
2008/9 and 2010/11 UK doctoral graduatesActivity and employment at 3.5 years
Linked to
Student Record
-
A
cademic and
socio-demographic characteristics
-
E
.g. age, gender, ethnicity, parent, school, POLARSlide5
Dataset
Responses (n)
Response
rate (%)
2008/9
2060
38.3
2010/11
2285
40.6
Total
4345
39.4Slide6
S A M P L ESlide7
Sample 1
Social
Sci
STEM
Arts Hum
All sample
10.9
70.1
19.0
≤ 25 on entry
34.6
63.6
32.3
Taught Master's
56.3
31.1
60.3
Parent HE
47.7
55.7
59.7
POLAR 1 or 2
8.1
7.8
6.7Slide8
Sample II
Social
Sci
STEM
Arts Hum
Male
51.1
50.6
45.4
Female
48.9
49.4
54.6
White British
92.3
89.3
93.2
Asian
3.1
6.5
1.1
Black British
2.3
1.1
0.8Slide9
Subject Area by Institution Mission GroupSlide10
D E S T I N A T I O N SSlide11
Employment (
ft
/pt)
88.1 of sample87.0 of Soc SciGraduate employment (
ft
/
pt
)
92.5 of employed sample
92.6 of employed
Soc
Sci
NSSEC 1&2
95.7
Soc
Sci
(96.6 STEM; 91
ArtHum
)Slide12
All
Soc
SciHigher education teaching professional
20.4
46.1
University research (discipline unspecified)
9.4
6.3
Natural and social science professionals
4.7
1.5
Medical practitioners
4.2
0.0
Clinical psychologists
4.1
0.0
Biochemists, medical scientists
3.6
0.0
Programmers and software development professionals
2.4
0.0
Social and humanities scientists
2.2
4.3
Senior professionals of educational establishments
1.9
4.6
Secondary education teaching professionals
1.7
0.0
n=2343Slide13
A C A D E M I C
C
A R E E R SSlide14
Progression into HE teaching professional
n=876
Within Soc Sci…
Russell GroupWhite BritishMale (p < .001)Slide15
Salary of higher education teaching professional
(x̄
)Soc Sci range = £16000 -£73000Male
= £45270Female = £31229White = £40675Black
British =
£26300
White
Male Russell Group
= £60292
n=876Slide16
Career satisfaction
91% of doctoral graduates very or fairly satisfied
94% of doctoral graduates working as HETPSocial Scientists happier than Arts Humanities, but STEM happier still!Slide17
R E F L E C T I O N S
Tentative association between PhD subject area and socio-demographic characteristics
Clearer association with HEI type
Social Science graduates reporting relatively positive outcomesPersistence of socio-demographic inequalities even within academic rolesSlide18
T H A N K Y O U