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Loxley, Andrew; Kearns, Mark – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
The changing nature of doctoral education over the past three decades has taken on a triadic relationship constructed around expectations-process-purposes and has generated much commentary and critique. The intention of this paper is to focus on the notion of "purpose" from the perspective of doctoral supervisors which we have collated…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Supervisors, Supervision
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Shen, Wenqin – Higher Education Quarterly, 2018
International experience during doctoral training is critical in improving the quality of research training and establishing international networks. This study makes an original contribution to the understanding of the research partnership between visiting doctoral students and their supervisors. The current research draws upon empirical evidence…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Foreign Students, Semi Structured Interviews
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Buckworth, Jenny – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2017
Overarching tasks faced by initial teacher education (ITE) students comprise a multitude of factors, not least learning to marry theoretical learning with practical application. Part of this learning is the gradual construction of relationships with learners and colleagues. Another, less exposed, challenge arises from a disparity of outlook that…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Foreign Countries, Phenomenology
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Maguire, Kate; Prodi, Elena; Gibbs, Paul – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
Doctoral supervision has attracted significant attention from higher education bodies over the last 15 years, stimulated by shifts in educational and socio-political contexts including what supports the knowledge economy and the stakeholdership of students. This paper conceptualises work worlds through Heideggerian discourse and presents…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Supervision, Communities of Practice
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Kiley, Margaret – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2017
In this paper, it is argued that some doctoral candidates with successful professional careers prior to enrolling in the PhD may face particular challenges with learning to be a researcher. The paper draws on data from a modest study involving interviews with supervisors who had worked with such doctoral candidates. The research aims to identify,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Programs, Educational Opportunities, Graduate Students
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Stylianou, Michalis; Enright, Eimear; Hogan, Anna – Sport, Education and Society, 2017
Numerous academics have argued that if a field is to progress, attention needs to be paid to how future generations of researchers are being prepared. To date, data generated on research training in physical education and sport pedagogy (PESP) have primarily focused on students undertaking doctoral programmes with a formal coursework component,…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Educational Research, Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs
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Vekkaila, Jenna; Virtanen, Viivi; Taina, Juha; Pyhältö, Kirsi – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
The post-doctoral phase is characterized by a high level of competition and even a risk of unemployment due to the increasing number of PhDs. This study explores the function of social support or lack of it in post PhD researchers' engaging and disengaging experiences from the beginning of their careers as researchers. The data were collected from…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students
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Pearson, Margot; Evans, Terry; Macauley, Peter – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
A significant feature of contemporary doctoral education is the continuing trend for research and research education to migrate beyond discipline-based institutional teaching and research structures. The result is a more diverse array of settings and arrangements for doctoral education linked to an increasingly global research enterprise.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Doctoral Programs, Case Studies
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Robertson, Margaret J. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2017
Currently, team supervision in doctoral studies is widely practised across Australian universities. The interpretation of 'team' is broad and there is evidence of experimentation with supervisory models. This paper elaborates upon a taxonomy of team modes and power forms based on a recent qualitative study across universities in a number of states…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Teamwork, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students
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Sala-Bubaré, Anna; Castelló, Montserrat – Studies in Continuing Education, 2017
Despite the growing number of studies exploring PhD students' experiences and their social relationships with other researchers, there is a lack of research on the interaction between the type of experiences and the social agents involved, especially in relation to not only problems and challenges, but also to positive emotions and experiences. In…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Socialization, Writing Workshops
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Gonsalves, Allison J. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2018
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Astronomy Education Research.] This paper presents the cases of two doctoral students in observational astrophysics whose circumstances and experiences led them on a career trajectory out of academic research. In this article, I employ a sociocultural lens that provides insight into the dynamics of…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Astronomy
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Delaney, Geraldine; Bates, Jessica – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2018
This article investigates academic library needs of doctoral students. The study identifies PhD students' information literacy training needs and explores current levels of library engagement, barriers to use, and gaps in existing services. First-year PhD students at Ulster University (UU) were surveyed and interviews were undertaken with three…
Descriptors: Users (Information), Information Needs, Library Services, Graduate Students
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Lee, Anne – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
This paper explores supervisor development in the light of information generated by the Erasmus-funded project on the modern doctorate. It is structured in four phases. Firstly examining interview data to isolate some distinguishing features of the modern doctorate. Secondly re-examining that data to see if these distinguishing features can be…
Descriptors: Supervisory Training, Doctoral Programs, Supervisors, Theory Practice Relationship
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Brodin, Eva M. – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
Critical and creative thinking constitute important learning outcomes at doctoral level across the world. While the literature on doctoral education illuminates this matter through the lens of experienced senior researchers, the doctoral students' own perspective is missing. Based upon interviews with 14 doctoral students from four disciplines at…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Learning Experience
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Dos Santos, Luis Miguel; Lo, Ho Fai – International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2018
This article investigates why potential doctoral students decided to enroll in a professional doctorate program instead of a traditional Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), and how it enhanced their professional development and career promotion. Twenty professional doctorate graduates were invited to participate in this study, which was guided by the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Programs, Program Development, Graduates
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