Journeying into Academia via Immersion into Qualitative Research: Professor Shaffir as a Master Guide

The choice of a work career is one of the most important events in a person’s life course and typically involves secondary socialization and identification with role models. This paper is concerned with the crucial role of my PhD dissertation supervisor at McMaster University, Dr. Billy Shaffir, in...

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Main Author:	Efa E. Etoroma
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Lodz University Press 2020-04-01
Series:	Qualitative Sociology Review
Subjects:	academia immersion validity research shaffir
Online Access:	https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/qualit/article/view/7634

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spelling	doaj-755d735368a048c9b7666e1e4adb6fad2020-11-25T02:12:23ZengLodz University PressQualitative Sociology Review1733-80772020-04-01162526010.18778/1733-8077.16.2.057634Journeying into Academia via Immersion into Qualitative Research: Professor Shaffir as a Master GuideEfa E. Etoroma0Concordia University of Edmonton, CanadaThe choice of a work career is one of the most important events in a person’s life course and typically involves secondary socialization and identification with role models. This paper is concerned with the crucial role of my PhD dissertation supervisor at McMaster University, Dr. Billy Shaffir, in my choice of an academic career. I highlight and celebrate how, through the guidance of Dr. Shaffir, I experienced “immersive socialization” into field research and happily converted from an intended business career to an academic career.https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/qualit/article/view/7634academiaimmersionvalidityresearchshaffir
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title	Journeying into Academia via Immersion into Qualitative Research: Professor Shaffir as a Master Guide
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description	The choice of a work career is one of the most important events in a person’s life course and typically involves secondary socialization and identification with role models. This paper is concerned with the crucial role of my PhD dissertation supervisor at McMaster University, Dr. Billy Shaffir, in my choice of an academic career. I highlight and celebrate how, through the guidance of Dr. Shaffir, I experienced “immersive socialization” into field research and happily converted from an intended business career to an academic career.
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Journeying into Academia via Immersion into Qualitative Research: Professor Shaffir as a Master Guide

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