The Realities Facing Graduate Students: Before, During, and After the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The Realities Facing Graduate Students: Before, During, and After the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic

Published:2023-03-29 Issue:3 Volume:56 Page:391-397
ISSN:1049-0965
Container-title:PS: Political Science & Politics
language:en
Short-container-title:APSC

Author:

Pashayan Angela R.^ORCID,Kehlenbach E. Stefan^ORCID,Ye Huei-Jyun^ORCID,Mueller Grace B.^ORCID,Willis Charmaine^ORCID

Abstract

ABSTRACTCommittees from the American Political Science Association (APSA) on the status of graduate students in political science conducted digital surveys in 2018, 2020, and 2022. Distributed using listservs from APSA, the surveys asked about a range of realities facing graduate students including employment opportunities, industry or academic support, and overall well-being. Analysis of the data pre-, during-, and post-pandemic revealed high anxiety in 2018 as part of students’ experience looking for jobs. By 2020 and 2022, anxiety worsened, such that the well-being of graduate students in political science should be addressed. We recommend a change in the structure of graduate academic programs to include stronger institutional support and an emphasis on alternative paths for work that does not entail teaching at an academic institution.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Sociology and Political Science

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