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Howard, Christy M.; Adams-Budde, Melissa; Myers, Joy; Jollif, Grant – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine the ways in which literacy histories and present literacy experiences of doctoral students shaped their literacy identities. Data were collected through surveys, interviews, and visual identity representations. This paper focuses on the literacy stories of two doctoral students with positive literacy…
Descriptors: Literacy, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Socialization
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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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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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Lorusso, Jenna R.; Richards, K. Andrew R. – Quest, 2018
Despite physical education teacher education/physical education sport pedagogy's (PETE/PESP's) significant strides in the past century, there are concerns about its future. Grounded in participatory research, and through an interview-Delphi method, this study purposefully sampled five male PETE/PESP scholars' expert critiques of current threats,…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Higher Education, Interviews, Delphi Technique
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Gustavsson, Linda; Nuur, Cali; Söderlind, Johan – Industry and Higher Education, 2016
The authors discuss Triple Helix collaborations in the context of regional competitiveness. Through an exploratory case study, they identify and analyse the impact of the establishment of industrial PhD schools for participating industry and universities. The study was conducted in Sweden in 2014 and focuses on three industry-university…
Descriptors: School Business Relationship, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Foreign Countries
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Haapakorpi, Arja – Journal of Education and Work, 2017
In Finland, doctoral employment outside the academy has been increasing. Universities can no longer absorb the numbers in the doctoral labour force and research and development (R&D) policy emphasises the need for specialised research capacity in non-academic sectors; the highest academic degree is assumed to add value. However, the transition…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Competence, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students
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Mazerolle, Stephanie M.; Barrett, Jessica L.; Nottingham, Sara – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2016
Context: Doctoral education is the mechanism whereby athletic trainers can develop an awareness of their future roles and responsibilities in higher education. Evidence suggests that doctoral education may provide an incomplete understanding of these roles and responsibilities, warranting further investigation. Objective: To gain a better…
Descriptors: Athletics, Allied Health Occupations Education, College Faculty, Socialization
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Odena, Oscar; Burgess, Hilary – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
This study considered the sources of facilitating experiences and strategies for thesis writing from doctoral students and graduates (N = 30). The sample was balanced between science and social science knowledge areas, with equal numbers of English as Second Language (ESL) participants in both groups. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were used…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Doctoral Dissertations
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Angervall, Petra; Gustafsson, Jan – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
In the context of higher education in Sweden, we see how major policy change is forming the field of Education Sciences. This change has promoted an increased focus on competitiveness, while reducing inefficiencies in mass-education. It has given legitimacy to specific recruitment strategies and career paths, but can also explain what determines…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Education, College Science, Higher Education
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Koole, Marguerite; Stack, Sara – Distance Education, 2016
In this study, the authors explored identity positioning as perceived by doctoral learners in online, networked-learning environments. The study examined two distance doctoral programs at a Canadian university. It was a qualitative study based on methodologies involving open coding and discourse analysis. The social positioning cycle, based on…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Foreign Countries
Walsh, Robert Lester – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this disquisition is to add to the body of educational research through practitioner, quantitative, and qualitative inquiry on the topic of academic debate. In a three-tiered study, the author conducted research for this dissertation with the intent to examine argumentation and debate in higher education. The settings for this…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research Universities, Universities, Persuasive Discourse
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Pilbeam, Colin; Lloyd-Jones, Gaynor; Denyer, David – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
UK higher education policy relating to doctoral-level education assumes that student networks provide the basis for informal learning and the acquisition of necessary skills and information. Through semi-structured interviews with 17 doctoral students from a UK management school, this study investigated the value of these networks to students, the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Social Networks, Social Capital
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Erichsen, Elizabeth Anne; DeLorme, Lyn; Connelley, Rosalinda; Okurut-Ibore, Christine; McNamara, Lisa; Aljohani, Obaidalah – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2013
An internal assessment was conducted utilizing a sociotechnical systems approach and cultural lens as a means of exploring the dynamics of a blended doctoral program. Blended learning environments were conceived of as sociotechnical systems, and blended programs were defined as programs that utilize multimodal means for the mediation of…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Program Effectiveness, Computer Science, Online Courses
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Son, Jeong-Bae; Park, Sang-Soon – International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning, 2014
For the last few decades, Australia has played a pivotal role in the supply of quality education to international students and other educational industries associated with them. In the higher education sector, in particular, international PhD student numbers continue to increase. However, the limited availability of resources for the students and…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Educational Quality, Foreign Students