Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education
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Volume 12
“We can work on this”: exploring supervisor approaches to feedback in the context of writing for a professional doctorate
Jackie TuckThis paper aims to show how an Academic Literacies lens can contribute to a deeper understanding of writing for a professional doctorate (PD) by focusing both on the language of…
Developing writing productivity in a graduate support community
Ali Yaylali, Sarah Albrecht, Kelly Jay Smith, Kate SheaThis paper aims to examine how doctoral students in education and applied linguistics fields successfully navigated graduate writing demands by participating in a support…
Recording and researching doctoral supervision meetings: reconceptualising authenticity in supervision research
Bing Lu, Emily HendersonThis paper contends that data generated by research on supervision are often taken as authentic data. Through an examination of studies that use audio/visual recordings to…
The paradoxes of U.S. graduate assistantships in education: navigating competing tensions and the impact of stress on graduate wellbeing
Roman Christiaens, Heather Haeger, Sy Simms, Allison BrckaLorenzGraduate students employed in graduate teaching and research assistantship positions have a unique experience of the institution because of their status as student-employees…
Mothers in doctoral education: Who cares? An ecological-systems analysis of support for PhD mums
Shannon Mason, Melissa Bond, Susan F. LedgerIn light of a largely negative discourse, this study aims to identify the various ways in which PhD mums have been supported in a range of contexts to develop a comprehensive…
Exploring graduate students’ perceived helplessness, self-efficacy, social support and satisfaction
Hyeon Jean Yoo, David T. MarshallThis study aims to understand the role of seeking social support in the relationship between perceived helplessness, self-efficacy and satisfaction among graduate students during…
PhD Progression: a micro-credentialing program motivates and supports PhD students’ professional development at a US University
Bénédicte Gnangnon, Kuang Li, Dena Fatemeh Rezaei, Mishonne Maryann Marks, Chrysanthos Dellarocas, Sarah Chobot Hokanson, Sasha B. GoldmanThis study aims to present the evaluation of a competency-based online professional development training program, PhD Progression, tied to a digital badge system, created to…
After the PhD: the role of advisors and social connections in the job search process
Moriah West, Jesse McCain, Josipa RoksaWhile ample literature describes students’ experiences during graduate school, fewer studies examine how doctoral students transition into full-time employment post degree…
Creating a shared vision of preparing scholarly practitioners: an EdD faculty collaborative autoethnography
Veselina Lambrev, Bárbara C. Cruz, Sarah M. Kiefer, Elizabeth Shaunessy-DedrickIn this collaborative autoethnographic study, four faculty members in a US-based Doctor of Education (EdD) program reflected individually and collectively in the authors’…
“That does not apply”: graduate students’ (mis)perceptions of the racial climate in STEMM
Andrea Kunze, Rodney HopsonThis study aims to explore how science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) graduate students’ experiences with and conceptualizations of racism can more…
More than words: PhD students and critical reading
Beverly FitzPatrick, Mike Chong, James Tuff, Sana Jamil, Khalid Al Hariri, Taylor StocksMany PhD students have strong reading comprehension, but some struggle with how to read critically. The purpose of this study is to understand what reading looks like for PhD…
The influence of supervisors and peers on PhD students’ sense of belonging and their success at Kenyan universities
Hyrine Mueni Matheka, Ellen P.W.A. Jansen, Cor J.M. Suhre, Adriaan W.H. HofmanGiven declining tuition funds and government grants, Kenyan universities need to develop strategies, including increased research grants and collaborations, to diversify their…
Retrospective perceptions of support for career development among PhD graduates from US and New Zealand universities
Rachel Spronken-Smith, Kim Brown, Claire CameronPhD graduates are entering an increasing range of careers, but past research has highlighted a lack of preparation for these careers. This study aims to explore the reflections of…
Tapping into early PhD aspirations to advance gender equity in computing: predicting PhD interest among upward transfer students
Jennifer M. Blaney, David F. Feldon, Kaylee LitsonSupporting community college transfer students represents a critical strategy for broadening participation in STEM. In addition to being a racially diverse group, students who…
Building a community of practice through a doctoral research group
Marion Heron, Doris Dippold, Karen Gravett, Adeeba Ahmad, Samaher Aljabri, Razan Abuorabi Al-Adwan, Priyanki Ghosh, Raniah Kabooha, Mohammad Makram, Dina Mousawa, Ayesha Mudhaffer, Beyza Ucar Longford, Lingyu Wang, Junyi Zhou, Fengmei ZhuThe purpose of this paper is to highlight the role an intentional and cohesive research group for doctoral researchers and supervisors can play in surfacing and de-mystifying many…
The entangled becoming in humanities doctoral education
Hatice Nuriler, Søren S.E. BengtsenInstitutional framings of doctoral education mostly do not recognize the existential dimension of doctoral experience. This paper aims to offer an expanded understanding of…
Addressing structural mentoring barriers in postdoctoral training: a qualitative study
W. Marcus Lambert, Nanda Nana, Suwaiba Afonja, Ahsan Saeed, Avelino C. Amado, Linnie M. GolightlyStructural mentoring barriers are policies, practices and cultural norms that collectively disadvantage marginalized groups and perpetuate disparities in mentoring. This study…
International students’ experiences in graduate programs during COVID-19 and recent sociopolitical climate in the USA
Pankhuri Aggarwal, Erica Szkody, Eleni Kapoulea, Katharine Daniel, Kirsten Bootes, Jennifer Boland, Jason Washburn, Amy PetermanThis study aims to examine the unique lived experiences of international graduate students in light of COVID-19 and the recent sociopolitical climate in the USA (e.g. Black Lives…
ISSN:
2398-4686Renamed from:
International Journal for Researcher DevelopmentOnline date, start – end:
2017Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr James Burford
- Dr Katrina McChesney