Preparing Geographers for Interdisciplinary Research: Graduate Training at the Interface of the Natural and Social Sciences Academic Article

abstract

• 2017 American Association of Geographers. Recent debates about the state of geography raise valuable questions about how the discipline can and should change in response to shifting institutional realities. Focusing on the breadth and interdisciplinarity of geography, these discussions often overlook the role of pedagogyparticularly graduate trainingin adapting the discipline to new institutional landscapes. Drawing on experiences as current and recent geography doctoral students, we identify institutional seedlings of opportunity that can be cultivated toward a spectrum of alternative doctoral training models. These alternatives offer significant opportunities to better prepare early-career geographers for success and to solidify geography's position as a leader in interdisciplinary research.

authors

• Retchless, David

published proceedings

• PROFESSIONAL GEOGRAPHER

altmetric score

• 0.5

author list (cited authors)

• Hedberg, R., Hesse, A., Baldwin, D., Bernhardt, J., Retchless, D. P., & Shinn, J. E.

citation count

• 4

complete list of authors

• Hedberg, Russell CII||Hesse, Arielle||Baldwin, Doug||Bernhardt, Jase||Retchless, David Pahl||Shinn, Jamie E

publication date

• January 2017

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Professional Geographer  Journal

keywords

• Disciplinary Future
• Doctoral Training
• Geography Education
• Graduate Education
• Interdisciplinary Research

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/00330124.2016.1184985

start page

• 107

end page

• 116

volume

• 69

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2016.1184985