Doctoral student agency in career imagination: A qualitative case study in mainland China

This project aims to examine how doctoral students in mainland China navigate their agency in career imagination—how they think about and act on their career aspirations—during their studies. It investigates what personal, structural, and socio-cultural factors influence doctoral student agency, and how the interplay of these factors and agency shapes their career envisioning and action in the neoliberal employment landscape. As part of my doctoral thesis, which includes a qualitative case study in both Canada and China, this research will provide valuable insights for the University of Toronto and Xiamen University, the two participating institutions. Findings will help inform evident-based policies on doctoral education, career support, and training programs at both institutions.

Faculty Supervisor:

Sarfaroz Niyozov

Student:

Partner:

Xiamen University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

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