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Antecedents and Outcomes: Theories of Fit and the Study of Doctoral Education
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Baker, Vicki L.; Pifer, Meghan J. – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
This paper explores fit as an important theoretical construct in the study of doctoral education and doctoral student development. We discuss how research based on three types of fit (person-environment fit, person-culture fit, person-vocation fit) may provide critical insights into the doctoral student experience, and offer a framework based on…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Student Development, Personality Theories
Recruiting, Funding, and Hiring of Doctoral Students in Physical Education Teacher Education
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Boyce, Barbara Ann; Curtner-Smith, Matt; Sinelnikov, Oleg – Quest, 2016
This article examines trends and issues surrounding recruiting, funding, and hiring of doctoral physical education teacher education (D-PETE) students and graduates. Sources for this examination were background data collected by Boyce and her colleagues, the existing literature on these topics, and qualitative data gathered from 30 sport…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Physical Education, Employment Practices, Qualitative Research
The Invisible Student: Benefits and Challenges of Part-Time Doctoral Studies
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Bates, Peter; Goff, Lori – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2012
This autoethnographic study explores the experiences of two part-time doctoral students as we document our journey of balancing our multiple competing roles. As we reflected and consulted the literature, we began to identify many benefits and challenges that part-time candidature brings to students, universities and employers. Through our…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Student Experience, Doctoral Programs, Part Time Students
To Publish or Not to Publish before Submission? Considerations for Doctoral Students and Supervisors
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Watts, Jacqueline – Educational Practice and Theory, 2013
Postgraduate research education is multi-faceted, incorporating the teaching of a range of skills and study behaviours. A key skill for doctoral students is that of scholarly writing, a skill that Aitchison (2009) argues is often difficult to teach, with students unclear about the standards required for doctoral work. One benchmark of standards of…
Descriptors: Writing for Publication, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Higher Education
To Publish or Not to Publish before Submission? Considerations for Doctoral Students and Supervisors
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Watts, Jacqueline H. – Educational Practice and Theory, 2012
Postgraduate research education is multi-faceted incorporating the teaching of a range of skills and study behaviours. A key skill for doctoral students is that of scholarly writing that Aitchison (2009) argues is often difficult to teach, with students unclear about the standards required for doctoral work. One benchmark of standards of academic…
Descriptors: Writing for Publication, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Supervisors
A Knowledge-Based Economy Landscape: Implications for Tertiary Education and Research Training in Australia
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Davis, Heather; Evans, Terry; Hickey, Christopher – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2006
This paper discusses the higher education sector's role in a knowledge-based economy though research training, that is, doctoral education. It also examines how a Faculty of Education supports its doctoral candidates in their endeavours to become "knowledge producers". Two themes are explored: one is Australia's limited investment in…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Foreign Countries, Doctoral Programs, Postsecondary Education