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Career Changers

Career Changers is an academic construct that refers to adult learners who transition from one professional field to another, distinguished by their pursuit of new educational qualifications or skill development to facilitate a shift in occupational identity and employment sector.

85

Publications

3.8K

Citations

195

Authors

109

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

20

Variants

Career Transitioners

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Publications

85

‘I’ve decided to become a teacher’: Influences on career change

Paul Richardson, Helen M. G. Watt · Teaching and Teacher Education · 2005 · 305 citations

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Gender Differences in Job-Related Networks

Karen E. Campbell · Work and Occupations · 1988 · 252 citations

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The relation between career decision-making strategies and person–job fit: A study of job changers

Romila Singh, Jeffrey H. Greenhaus · Journal of Vocational Behavior · 2003 · 178 citations

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The role of career adaptabilities for mid-career changers

Alan Brown, Jenny Bimrose, Sally-Anne Barnes et al. · Journal of Vocational Behavior · 2012 · 173 citations

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No More Business as Usual: Career Changers Who Become Teachers

Gary M. Crow, Linda Levine, Nancy Nager · American Journal of Education · 1990 · 116 citations

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Authors

195

  1. MV
    Meera Varadharajan

    University of Technology Sydney, Australia

    3 publications · 66 citations

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  2. SS
    Sandy Schuck

    University of Technology Sydney, Australia

    3 publications · 66 citations

    3

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  3. JB
    John Buchanan

    University of Technology Sydney, Australia

    3 publications · 66 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. JL
    Jennifer Locraft Cuddapah

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    2 publications · 47 citations

    2

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  5. LE
    L. Eugene Thomas

    University of Connecticut, United States

    2 publications · 73 citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

109

  1. University of Technology Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    213 citations

  2. Manchester School of Architecture

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    36 citations

  3. Louisiana State University

    Baton Rouge, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    40 citations

  4. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    84 citations

  5. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    507 citations

  6. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

  7. University of Leicester

    Leicester, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    110 citations

  8. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    377 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Vocational Behavior

    6 publications · 546 citations

    6

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  2. Journal of Science Teacher Education

    5 publications · 196 citations

    5

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  3. Gender Work and Organization

    2 publications · 101 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education

    2 publications · 128 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. PubMed

    Repository · 2 publications · 65 citations

    2

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