This study examines the correlation between athletic identity and academic major selection among intercollegiate student-athletes. A thorough review of literature focusing on academic clustering, athletic identity, and academic development leads to the development of two hypotheses - 1) student-athletes with stronger athletic identity will have a declared major of decreased academic rigor; and ...

The growing number of PhD students has spurred debates about the societal relevance of PhD training trajectories. The academic labour market does not provide enough jobs and many PhD graduates will have a career outside academia. It has been questioned whether current PhD training trajectories are still adequate and collaborative research projects are introduced as alternative trajectories. Suc...

Barriers to Academic Career Development for University TeachersThe relevance of the issue in present study is determined by fact that it difficult engage and retain employees (including young ones) academic sphere because various career barriers, which complicate pursuing a higher education. The was conducted using method expert interviews with 108 full-time Russian universities including admin...