Abstract

The landscape of post-secondary education has experienced a dramatic change in student outcomes over the past 20 years. The expectation for students in advanced education was a career in research and toward gaining employment in either academia or in government science. From our survey of university students and early career professionals, it was clear that there is an expectation gap between desired and probable post-secondary education outcomes. Our survey indicated that the majority of trainees, regardless of level of education, undervalue the importance of written and oral communication skills and overvalue specific methodological understanding relative to those employed in the field. While some of these dichotomies can be explained by the relative lack of experience of students, it also points to the nature of the foci of our training. While we are concerned with the production of the next leaders in remote sensing science, most will have careers that are different from their training. There is an opportunity to optimize the post-secondary education experience (student and faculty) with the inclusion of a broader view toward career outcomes.

摘要

在过去的 20 年中，高等教育的格局在学生的学习成绩方面发生了巨大变化。对接受高等教育的学生的期望是从事研究并在学术界或政府科学领域获得就业机会。根据我们对大学生和早期职业专业人士的调查，很明显，期望的和可能的中学后教育成果之间存在预期差距。我们的调查表明，大多数受训者，无论受教育程度如何，都低估了书面和口头沟通技巧的重要性，并高估了相对于该领域受雇人员的具体方法理解。虽然其中一些二分法可以用学生相对缺乏经验来解释，但它也指出了我们培训重点的性质。虽然我们关注遥感科学领域下一个领导者的产生，但大多数人的职业与他们的培训不同。有机会优化中学后教育体验（学生和教师），包括对职业成果的更广泛看法。