Review Article

Professional Learning and Development of Postdoctoral Scholars: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Table 2

Characteristics of included studies.

CharacteristicNumberPercent

CountryUnited States1967.8
Canada310.7
United Kingdom310.7
Europe13.6
Australia13.6
Africa13.6

Year2005–2009725
2010–2014932.1
2015–20171242.9

Study designQuantitative1553.6
Mixed methods828.6
Qualitative517.8

ParticipantsPostdocs1035.7
Postdocs and faculty932.1
Postdocs and graduate students621.4
Postdocs, graduate students, and faculty27.1
Students of postdocs13.6