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The transformation of doctoral education: a systematic literature review
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Framed by a wide range of factors, doctoral education has undergone a deep transformation, especially in the last two decades. The aim of this systematic literature review was to ascertain the dimensions in which the transformation of doctoral education has been revealed. The ultimate purpose was to understand how this transformation is related to and reflects the idea or concept of doctoral education, i.e., what this is or should be. The systematic review process involved the collection, systematisation and analysis of scientific texts on doctoral education to achieve a comprehensive picture. The analysis suggests the multidimensionality of the transformation in doctoral education, evidenced in aspects related to its foundations, objectives, methods, expertise, organisation and process. This seems, in turn, to indicate the coexistence of different ideas or concepts of doctoral education.
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Introduction: Doing and Producing a Literature Review. Chapter 1: Step One: Select a Topic. Chapter 2: Step Two: Develop the Tools of Argumentation. Chapter 3: Step Three: Search the Literature. Chapter 4: Step Four: Survey the Literature. Chapter 5: Step Five: Critique the Literature. Chapter 6: Step Six: Write the Review.
level among doctoral candidates? Literature Review The current doctorate curriculum differs greatly from earlier education (Castro et al., 2011) both intellectually and psychologically. Intellectually, it requires intensive research work that focuses on a particular discipline, which helps inculcate and develop analytical and reasoning skills.
The 'sliding scale' of supporting candidates with the literature. The findings from the autoethnographic reflections and practitioner inquiry about a doctoral supervisor's involvement in the literature search or review suggest the support is positioned across a 'sliding scale' of practice.
The aim of this systematic literature review was to ascertain the dimensions in which the transformation of doctoral education has been revealed. ... Just as important is the diversification of doctoral candidates' profiles and background, with an effect on the expectations regarding the doctoral degree, namely in terms of future employment ...
Research method and results. This study adopts a narrative style of analysing the extant literature, which typically involves summarising or synthesising information (Green, Johnson, and Adams Citation 2006) to provide practitioners up-to-date comprehensive background on a particular topic and further their understanding of the research area (Paré and Kitsiou Citation 2016).
offer assistance after doctoral candidates do the literature review and return with the results. Study findings suggest that graduate programs should examine and update the doctoral advising procedures and policies, consider bibliographic instruction on par with research methodology instruction in the preparation of doctoral candidates,
Literature shows that undertaking PhD research is a demanding enterprise and writing a doctoral thesis can present one of the most challenging aspects of the PhD journey overall (Lindsay, 2015 in Hodgson, 2020) because the student PhD experience is uniquely felt and involves practical, intellectual, and emotional struggles and transformations (Amran & Ibrahim, 2012; Deconinck, 2015; Trotter ...
2) To describe literature review writing process. 3) To help PhD candidates in writing literature review academically and scholarly . 4. Methodology The methodology applied in this research was descriptive as it discusses and de-scribes the various parts of PhD literature writing process and explains the how
The aim of this systematic literature review was to ascertain the dimensions in which the transformation of doctoral education has been revealed. The ultimate purpose was to understand how this transformation is related to and reflects the idea or concept of doctoral education, i.e., what this is or should be.
The aim of this systematic literature review was to understand the features, and the evolution, of industrial doctorates by analysing 54 papers published between 2002 and 2023. ... PhD candidates also have expectations in terms of further and more heterogeneous rewards, including grades, and social and parental approval (Tavares, Sin, and ...
the dissertation literature review as do doctoral candidates and. education faculty. Library instruction has tended to focus on the. mechanics of database search strategies and on the varieties of in-
the performance of PhD candidates (e.g. Thune 2009; 2010; Wallgren and Dahlgren 2007). The aim of this study is to provide a systematic literature review of the state of theoretical and empirical research on industrial PhD education today. This review addresses the topic in a systematic
Thus, the doctoral literature review can be conceptualised as a pedagogy through which candidates acquire the lived practices and craft skills of disciplinary-specific research; learn to manage ...
Literature Review in Research Preparation by David N. Boote and Penny Beile A thorough, sophisticated literature review is the foundation and in-spiration for substantial, useful research. The complex nature of edu-cation research demands such thorough, sophisticated reviews. Although doctoral education is a key means for improving education
literature reviews that uphold high academic standards. Neuman (1997, p. 89) described four major literature review objectives: To demonstrate a familiarity with a body of knowledge and establish credibility. A review tells a reader that the researcher knows the research in an area and knows the major issues.
Chapter 2 covers the literature review. It provides a detailed analysis of the theory/conceptual framework used in the study. In addition, chapter 2 offers a thorough synthesis of the available, current, scholarly literature on all aspects of the topic, including all points of view. ... This video provides doctoral candidates an overview of the ...
Practically speaking, a well-conducted review of literature is central to a scholar's ability to pose pertinent and timely questions within their field. As part of the culminating written assessment of a Ph.D. candidate, the dissertation literature review provides a unique vantage point to explore future scholars' preparation.
at each of these in turn.IntroductionThe first part of any literature review is a way of inviting your read. into the topic and orientating them. A good introduction tells the reader what the review is about - its s. pe—and what you are going to cover. It may also specifically tell you.
The Dissertation Literature Review The doctoral dissertation is a singular opportunity for a PhD candidate to demonstrate they have the capabilities and necessary preparation for independent scholarly work (Isaac, Quinlan, & Walker, 1992; see also Association of American Universities, 1998 and Council of Graduate Schools, 1997, 2004).
Doctoral program leaders also confirmed the importance of a positive relationship between dissertation advisor and doctoral candidate as they identified insufficient super-visor support as a significant factor in doctoral attrition (Herman, 2011; Kyvik & Olsen, 2014). Doctoral candidates need access to regular communication with the dissertation
A recent systematic literature review of doctoral employability (Young, Kelder, and Crawford 2020) called for solutions to the findings -doctoral programmes need to better promote 'soft skills ...
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