Review Article
Professional Learning and Development of Postdoctoral Scholars: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Table 2
Characteristics of included studies.
| Characteristic | Number | Percent |
| Country | United States | 19 | 67.8 | Canada | 3 | 10.7 | United Kingdom | 3 | 10.7 | Europe | 1 | 3.6 | Australia | 1 | 3.6 | Africa | 1 | 3.6 |
| Year | 2005–2009 | 7 | 25 | 2010–2014 | 9 | 32.1 | 2015–2017 | 12 | 42.9 |
| Study design | Quantitative | 15 | 53.6 | Mixed methods | 8 | 28.6 | Qualitative | 5 | 17.8 |
| Participants | Postdocs | 10 | 35.7 | Postdocs and faculty | 9 | 32.1 | Postdocs and graduate students | 6 | 21.4 | Postdocs, graduate students, and faculty | 2 | 7.1 | Students of postdocs | 1 | 3.6 |
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