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Complementing our study of leading professionals, we have undertaken a second line of
study that involves budding young professionals.
- From 1997-2003, we interviewed more than 100 young professionals in
training: students in elementary and secondary schools, ranging in age from
10 to 18 years old. These students were involved with various areas of
work, including: journalism, science, theater, music, community service,
gymnastics, and skating. The primary focus of this research was to understand
the meaning of work for young people who are particularly committed to an
activity or professional area that they consider to be their “calling.”
- From 1998-2002, we also interviewed more than 100 individuals in
graduate school and in the first few years of their careers to understand
their early perspectives on the “world of work.” These individuals ranged in
age from 21 to 35 years old and were involved with several professional
areas, including: journalism, genetics, theater, business, social entrepre-
neurship, medicine, and public health.
The interviews with the young professionals involved with journalism, genetics, and theater
were the basis for one of the Project’s books, Making Good. The findings reported in this book
led to the development of The GoodWork® Toolkit, a set of materials designed to help
students and professionals talk about the tensions and challenges involved with carrying
out “good work.”
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The Young Professionals Project was funded by the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation
and the Louise and Claude Rosenberg Jr. Family Foundation
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