A Scholarship of Doctoral Education

2018-11-21
A Scholarship of Doctoral Education

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  • Author: Petro du Preez
  • Publisher: AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
  • ISBN: 192835792X
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 328

This edited collection is cohesive by a focus on becoming: becoming a doctoral student, becoming a researcher, becoming an academic, and becoming a supervisor. This journey of becoming takes us from pre-enrolment in a doctoral programme, through the many phases of candidature and into the post-doctoral environment. Both advancing theory, and providing very practical examples, this book is of immense value to doctoral students and academics not only in South Africa ? for whom it should be a mandatory read ? but also for doctoral education researchers, doctoral students and supervisors worldwide, as the themes covered extend well beyond the borders of South Africa.

Doctoral Education: Research-Based Strategies for Doctoral Students, Supervisors and Administrators

2011-02-16
Doctoral Education: Research-Based Strategies for Doctoral Students, Supervisors and Administrators

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  • Author: Lynn McAlpine
  • Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
  • ISBN: 9400705077
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 215

The quality of the academics who undertake the work of teaching and research is critical to the significance, status and relevance of our universities. There is widespread evidence that doctoral students are not being properly prepared for the changing face of higher education and that once they take up academic positions, they often experience many frustrations and tensions. This book, based on a four-year-long research program conducted by four academics and four graduate students, investigates the experiences of doctoral students, new academics and senior academics as they engage in their work related to doctoral education. Doctoral Education: Research-Based Strategies for Doctoral Students, Supervisors and Administrators offers research-based strategies for improving doctoral education in a non-technical and conversational way. Those strategies include learning to be a new supervisor alongside other academic work, developing an intellectual network during the doctoral journey, giving and receiving feedback on scholarly writing, and preparing for the oral defence. Also, based on research evidence, the book challenges taken-for-granted practices and policies surrounding doctoral education, including the gendered nature of disciplinary practices, the paradox of writing in doctoral education and the public oversight of more and more aspects of academic work. Intended for doctoral students, academics, staff and administrators, this book provides several perspectives on the topic of doctoral education and contains the actual voices of doctoral students and new academics to illustrate its discussion.

Writing Groups for Doctoral Education and Beyond

2014-04-24
Writing Groups for Doctoral Education and Beyond

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  • Author: Claire Aitchison
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1135049149
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 285

Writing is the principal means by which doctoral candidature is monitored and measured; this, combined with the growing tendency to use publications as proxy measures of individual and institutional productivity, underlines the centrality of writing in academia. One of the central questions for scholars in higher education, therefore, is ‘How do we make writing happen?’, and it is this question which the book seeks to answer. The book provides detailed illustrations of collaborative writing pedagogies which are powerfully enabling, and through theoretical and conceptual interrogation of these practices, the authors point the way for individuals as well as institutions to establish writing groups that are lively, responsive and context-specific. Key topics include: new pedagogical responses for increased writing productivity and the ‘push to publish’; innovations for supporting academic writing quality, confidence and output; scaffolding the thesis writing process; new theoretical explorations of collaborative writing approaches; writing group formulations and pedagogical approaches; writing groups for non-native speakers of English; writing as women in higher education. A particular strength of this book is that it showcases the potential of writing groups for advanced academic writing by pulling together a unique mix of authors and scholarly approaches, representing a wide range of new theoretical and pedagogical frames from diverse countries. Writing Groups for Doctoral Education and Beyond will be attractive to academics seeking new ways to advance their writing productivity, doctoral students, their supervisors and those who are tasked with the job of supporting them through the completion and dissemination of their research.

The New PhD

2021-01-19
The New PhD

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  • Author: Leonard Cassuto
  • Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • ISBN: 142143976X
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 409

By fixing the PhD, we can benefit the entire educational system and the life of our society along with it.

The Formation of Scholars

2012-06-19
The Formation of Scholars

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  • Author: George E. Walker
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
  • ISBN: 1118428617
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 258

This groundbreaking book explores the current state of doctoral education in the United States and offers a plan for increasing the effectiveness of doctoral education. Programs must grapple with questions of purpose. The authors examine practices and elements of doctoral programs and show how they can be made more powerful by relying on principles of progressive development, integration, and collaboration. They challenge the traditional apprenticeship model and offer an alternative in which students learn while apprenticing with several faculty members. The authors persuasively argue that creating intellectual community is essential for high-quality graduate education in every department. Knowledge-centered, multigenerational communities foster the development of new ideas and encourage intellectual risk taking.

A Scholarship of Doctoral Education

2018-11-19
A Scholarship of Doctoral Education

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  • Author: Petro du Preez
  • Publisher: AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
  • ISBN: 1928357938
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 329

This edited collection is cohesive by a focus on becoming: becoming a doctoral student, becoming a researcher, becoming an academic, and becoming a supervisor. This journey of becoming takes us from pre-enrolment in a doctoral programme, through the many phases of candidature and into the post-doctoral environment. Both advancing theory, and providing very practical examples, this book is of immense value to doctoral students and academics not only in South Africa - for whom it should be a mandatory read - but also for doctoral education researchers, doctoral students and supervisors worldwide, as the themes covered extend well beyond the borders of South Africa.

Handbook of Research on Inclusive Development for Remote Adjunct Faculty in Higher Education

2020-10-16
Handbook of Research on Inclusive Development for Remote Adjunct Faculty in Higher Education

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  • Author: Dailey-Hebert, Amber
  • Publisher: IGI Global
  • ISBN: 1799867609
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 333

As the number of adjunct faculty teaching online courses remotely for their institutions continues to increase, so do the unique challenges they face, including issues of distance and isolation as well as problems pertaining to motivation, time, and compensation. Not only are these higher education faculty geographically isolated from each other and their colleagues at flagship campuses, but they also lack adequate institutional support and resources necessary to perform their roles. As institutions continue to rely heavily on this group of under-supported and undertrained instructors who teach the majority of online courses offered across the country, institutions need models and strategies to tap the expertise and perspectives of this group not only to improve teaching and learning in online programs but also to retain this critical talent pool. More consideration is needed to create institutional affinity and organizational commitment, build community, and create opportunities for remote adjunct faculty to be included as an integral component to their academic departments. The Handbook of Research on Inclusive Development for Remote Adjunct Faculty in Higher Education is a comprehensive reference work that presents research, theoretical frameworks, instructor perspectives, and program models that highlight effective strategies, innovative approaches, and unique considerations for creating professional development opportunities for remote adjunct faculty teaching online. This book provides concrete practices that foster inclusivity among contingent faculty teaching online as well as tangible practices that have been successfully implemented from faculty developers and academic leaders at institutions who have a large population of, and heavy reliance on, remote adjunct instructors. While addressing topics that include faculty engagement, mentoring programs, and instructor resources, this book intends to support remote instructors in the post-pandemic world. It is also beneficial for faculty development professionals; academic administrative leaders; higher education stakeholders; and higher education faculty, researchers, and students.

Doctoral Education in South Africa

2015-12-08
Doctoral Education in South Africa

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  • Author: Cloete, Nico
  • Publisher: African Minds
  • ISBN: 1928331009
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 298

Worldwide, in Africa and in South Africa, the importance of the doctorate has increased disproportionately in relation to its share of the overall graduate output over the past decade. This heightened attention has not only been concerned with the traditional role of the PhD, namely the provision of future academics; rather, it has focused on the increasingly important role that higher education - and, particularly, high-level skills - is perceived to play in national development and the knowledge economy. This book is unique in the area of research into doctoral studies because it draws on a large number of studies conducted by the Centre of Higher Education Trust (CHET) and the Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST), as well as on studies from the rest of Africa and the world. In addition to the historical studies, new quantitative and qualitative research was undertaken to produce the evidence base for the analyses presented in the book. The findings presented in Doctoral Education in South Africa pose anew at least six tough policy questions that the country has struggled with since 1994, and continues to struggle with, if it wishes to gear up the system to meet the target of 5 000 new doctorates a year by 2030. Discourses framed around the single imperatives of growth, efficiency, transformation or quality will not, however, generate the kind of policy discourses required to resolve these tough policy questions effectively. What is needed is a change in approach that accommodates multiple imperatives and allows for these to be addressed simultaneously.

PhD in the USA

2016-12-15
PhD in the USA

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  • Author: Roberto Marin
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781535548687
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 136

The central idea of PhD in the USA is that any student with a university degree can get a postgraduate degree in the United States. This book outlines the steps for getting accepted to a university, and shatters the myths and fears which keep thousands of students from starting the postgraduate adventure. Whatever your situation may be, this book will help you make the decision and start the process. You will learn everything you need to know about how to prepare your application and how to get paid for doing your graduate studies. This book will take you by the hand up until the moment your plane lands at the closest airport to the university where you will study your master's or doctorate. The goal is to reduce your anxiety and give you confidence for the journey. In this book you will learn:- that your age, being married, or having children are not obstacles to pursuing your postgraduate degree in the USA- how to deal with fears that may be working against you- the benefits of postgraduate studies in the USA- how to prepare yourself to take the TOEFL and the GRE exams- how to find a graduate program in the USA- how to fill out the application- how to prepare your "academic writing sample"- how to write your "statement of intent"- how to get a full scholarship- how to find a house or apartment near the university, while still in your country- your agenda for the week before the first semester

The Freedom to Read

1953
The Freedom to Read

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  • Author: American Library Association
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Libraries
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 16