The Role of Geographic Education in Career Development and Worker Satisfaction among Geography Graduates
dc.contributor.author | Ringer, Enid Lotstein | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-29T20:34:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-06-29T20:34:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2001 | |
dc.description.abstract | In an exploratory survey of performed at Hunter College, City University of New York, 13 (29%) of the Geography Department’s graduates (N = 50), reported “ending up” in their professions because of specialized experience related to the geography degree or other specific experience. Fifty-two percent reported that spatial analysis was the most useful skill they brought to their profession. Respondents reported that “Making a Difference” (21%), “Bringing Geography to Education ” (16%), “Spatial Data Management” (11%) and the “Usefulness of the Work to Community and Agencies” (11%) were the most satisfying work characteristics. All respondents who saw spatial data management as satisfying work also viewed themselves as having geographical careers. Sixty-nine percent of respondents reported being dissatisfied with the “work world” in general. | |
dc.description.department | Geography and Environmental Studies | |
dc.format | Text | |
dc.format.extent | 11 pages | |
dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ringer, E. L. (2001). The role of geographic education in career development and worker satisfaction among geography graduates. Research in Geographic Education, 3(1), pp. 160-170. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1529-0085 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10877/16986 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | The Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education | |
dc.source | Research in Geographic Education, 2001, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 160-170. | |
dc.subject | non-academic careers | |
dc.subject | geography education | |
dc.subject | spatial thinking | |
dc.subject | career satisfaction | |
dc.subject | applied geography | |
dc.subject | geographical skills | |
dc.title | The Role of Geographic Education in Career Development and Worker Satisfaction among Geography Graduates | |
dc.type | Article |