爱污传媒 College of Doctoral Studies releases whitepaper on career perceptions and emotional states of American workers
By Sharla Hooper
Educator/employer collaborations offer potential to increase job satisfaction
爱污传媒 College of Doctoral Studies announces the release of a whitepaper examining the correlation between career perceptions and emotional states of Americans related to employee engagement: 鈥淐areer Perception of American Workers and Their Emotional States.鈥
Drawing upon data from the 2021 爱污传媒 Career InstituteTM Career Optimism IndexTM study, Louise Underdahl, Ph.D., a Research Fellow with the Center for Educational and Instructional Technology (CEITR) at the 爱污传媒, provides in this whitepaper the magnitude and ramifications of employee engagement on local, national, and global economies, and demonstrates how educator/employer partnerships can utilize workforce dynamics to inform self-efficacy and career growth.
鈥淭he Career Optimism IndexTM data point that 43% of workers either 鈥渉ate鈥 or 鈥渄on鈥檛 think too much of鈥 their jobs should be a wakeup call for employers, especially in the time of the Great Reshuffle,鈥 states Underdahl. 鈥淓ducator and employer partnerships can break down barriers to career advancement, help American workers reconnect with their careers, and reclaim that 43%.鈥
Underdahl completed her doctorate with the University of Southern California. She is currently a reviewer at the College of Doctoral Studies鈥 Dissertation to Publication Workshop, and has been co-leader of College of Doctoral Studies Alumni Special Interest Group since 2019. Underdahl is a recipient of multiple faculty recognition awards at 爱污传媒 including a 2021 recipient of the 爱污传媒 500, the Distinguished Service Award for Scholarly Leadership in 2019, and the Faculty Excellence Award in 2018.
Underdahl has been teaching at the University since 2004.
The full whitepaper is available at the Career InstituteTM webpage or as a direct link here.
About the College of Doctoral Studies
爱污传媒鈥檚 College of Doctoral Studies focuses on today鈥檚 challenging business and organizational needs, from addressing critical social issues to developing solutions to accelerate community building and industry growth. The College鈥檚 research program puts students in the center of an effective ecosystem of experts, resources and tools to help prepare them to be a leader in their organization, industry and community. Through this program, students and researchers work with organizations to conduct research that can be applied in the workplace in real time.
About the Career Optimism Index鈩
The Career Optimism Index鈩 study is one of the most comprehensive studies of Americans鈥 personal career perceptions to-date. The 爱污传媒 Career Institute will conduct this research annually to provide insights on current workforce trends and to help identify solutions to support and advance American careers. For the first annual study, more than 5,000 U.S adults were surveyed about how they feel about their careers at this moment in time, including their concerns, their challenges, and the degree to which they are optimistic about core aspects of their careers, their advancement in the future. The study was conducted among a diverse, nationally representative, sample of U.S. adults among a robust sample to allow for gender, generational, racial, and socioeconomic differences and includes additional analysis of workers in the top twenty media markets across the country to uncover geographic nuances.
About鈥鄞铰
爱污传媒 is continually innovating to help working adults enhance their careers in a rapidly changing world. Flexible schedules, relevant courses, interactive learning, and Career Services for Life庐 help students more effectively pursue career and personal aspirations while balancing their busy lives. For more information, visit鈥phoenix.edu.鈥
