scholarly journals Współczesne studia doktoranckie i współcześni doktoranci. Doniesienia ze zwiadu badawczego

1970 ◽  
pp. 267-279
Author(s):  
Sławomir Banaszak ◽  
Magdalena Andrys ◽  
Dorota Dolata ◽  
Beata Iwanicka ◽  
Anna Schmidt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Social Prestige ◽  
Group Interviews

The article presents the results of a research study on the situation of contemporary post-graduate students. Focus group interviews helped obtain post-graduate students’ opinions about the conditions of starting and continuing doctoral studies. The discussion focused on three main topics: motivation to start doctoral studies, the quality and conditions of doctoral studies evaluation, and the advantages and disadvantages of undertaking doctoral studies. Analysis of the respondents’ statements shows that the motivations for starting doctoral studies vary strongly. Common in the experience of the interlocutors is a lack of stability in life (including financialstability), insecurity of employment, overload, and stress. However, post-graduate students presented also positive aspects of doctoral studies, e.g.: social prestige or the possibility of development. The last part of the article describes issues related to problems and pathological phenomena (such as ‘punctasis’/‘points, credits collecting’), pointing to systemic and individual limitations affecting the situation of doctoral students in the Polish tertiary education system.

scholarly journals Pengalaman Daya Tahan Diri Pelajar Universiti: Keperluan Kepada Penyesuaian Kehidupan di Kampus

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-129
Author(s):  
Nor Ezdianie Omar
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Interview Protocol ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Education Of Students

The low level of resilience had disrupted the psychological well-being and sustainable education of students who studied in the field of helping profession, at two distinct public universities in Terengganu. Therefore, the present study explored the students’ resilience via the qualitative method. The data was collected vis-à-vis focus group interviews based on a semi-structured interview protocol. In general, 16 students participated in the study. They pursued a Diploma in Nursing, Radiography, a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and a Bachelor of Counselling at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu and Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin. These informants were selected via stratified purposive sampling, and the obtained data were analysed thematically. Results revealed that the informants learned ways to build resilience and how the power of resilience helped their adaptability skills in university. In conclusion, the present study contributed to the knowledge of resilience, which reinforced these students’ resilience. Finally, the present study recommended web-based intervention to promote and enhance students’ resilience in tertiary education.

scholarly journals Graduate Transitions

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 264-289
Author(s):  
Jordan Stouck ◽  
Lori Walter
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Academic Literacy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Institutional Expectations ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Perceived Experiences

This exploratory study researches the experiences of Canadian graduate students as they pursue writing tasks for their degree. It also explores the supports currently utilized by such students and the need for additional supports. The research uses a case study design based on qualitative focus group interviews to provide detailed information regarding graduate students' perceived experiences with their academic writing tasks and available supports. The approach is informed by academic literacy theory. Graduate students who participated in this study identified a transition in voice, increased pressure to publish and professionalize, and misalignments between their own and supervisory and institutional expectations, which resulted in some interrogation of institutional norms. They utilized Writing Centre, online and supervisory supports, but called for additional ongoing and peer support. The study has implications for the development of new, collaborative and peer-based writing supports, as well as identifying future research areas related to interdisciplinary degrees.

“The West of Their Imagination”: Transnational Impression Management and Canadian Migration in the Nigerian Youth Imaginary

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 141-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles T. Adeyanju
Keyword(s):  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Impression Management ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Economic Power ◽  
Canadian Society ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
The West ◽  
Social Prestige ◽  
Group Interviews

Abstract:This article examines the perceptions of Canada by Nigerian youths who have a desire to immigrate to Canada. It explicates why Canada remains an attraction to prospective immigrants in spite of documented accounts of racial discrimination against racial minorities in Canadian society. Based on semistructured and focus group interviews with thirty-five Nigerian youths, the study demonstrates that Nigerian youths chose Canada because the Canadian postsecondary education system can provide them with foreign credentials that will give them access to economic power and social prestige in an unfair and unequal Nigerian society. The youths are also impressed by the transnational lives of their peers and social groups residing in the West. Although the youths criticize the dysfunctions of key institutions of Nigerian society, especially the education institution, they do not deplore social inequality per se.

scholarly journals CHALLENGES IN PRESENTING ACADEMIC CRITICISM: CASE STUDY OF INDONESIAN STUDENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Nova Ariani
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Critical Literacy ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Literacy Practice ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Group Interviews

Presenting academic criticism in academic papers is one of the most challenging study tasks for students from Non-English-Speaking Background (NESB) countries studying in Australia. Most lecturers in Australian university expect students to engage in critical discussion and put their adversarial position in academic writing. This study investigates the challenges experienced by Indonesian students studying in Australia in presenting academic criticism. Data were collected through questionnaires along with two focus group interviews of Indonesian graduate students in Australia. The study has found that cultural values, socio-political situations, and previous educational experience in Indonesia have contributed to participants’ limited writing experience and limited critical literacy practice. All of these have manifested to their struggle of presenting academic criticism and writing according to the expected dominant discourse in Australia.

scholarly journals Perceptions of Athletes in Disabled and Non-Disabled Sport Contexts: A Descriptive Qualitative Research Study

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheryl Chatfield ◽  
Michael Cottingham
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Upper Echelon ◽  
Disability Sport ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Disability Sports ◽  
Disability Narratives ◽  
Group Interviews

The term supercrip suggests extraordinary feats but is sometimes applied to any proficiency demonstrated by an athlete with a disability. This use of the term potentially undermines spectator appreciation for achievements of the upper echelon of disability sports participants. Prior disability sport researchers have suggested that a comparison of individuals’ perceptions of athletic heroes with and without disabilities has potential to help disability sport marketers counter the supercrip stereotype. The purpose of this research was to explore differences in perceptions by comparing participant descriptions of role models with and without disabilities. Research participants, who consisted of undergraduate students at a large southwestern university, viewed video recorded scenarios of athletes with and without disabilities and participated in focus group interviews. Our findings supported those of prior researchers who suggested that participants were most likely to describe relatable circumstances as inspiring. Our participants also critiqued the depth of the stories presented in the scenarios based on their prior exposure to disability narratives. Disability sport marketers might benefit from emphasizing multiple elements of athletes’ backgrounds to appeal to potential consumers. Marketers should also consider that consumers might have developed preexisting expectations about style of presentation of athlete interest stories.

scholarly journals Problems and Prospects for the Development of Doctoral Education in Russia: The View of Regional Universities

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 9-28
Author(s):  
E. A. Terentev ◽  
B. I. Bednyi
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Current Model ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Academic Excellence ◽  
Final State ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
Doctoral Graduates ◽  
Regional Universities ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Dissertation Defense

The concentration of state resources in the leading universities poses the problem of reproduction of the scientific and pedagogical personnel in regional universities that do not participate in state-funded academic excellence programs. Based on the data from three focus group interviews with heads of doctoral studies offices at regional universities, the article analyzes problems arising in the implementation of the current model of training and certification of doctoral students. Four following groups of problems are identified: 1) the rigidity of requirements for the structure and content of the educational programs, 2) the imperfection of the system of attestation, gaps between attestation activities, 3) the problem of “retention” of doctoral students after the completion of the educational program, 4) the problems of conjugation of the processes of preparing a dissertation and its defense. The authors discuss possible ways to overcome the identified problems through providing universities with greater autonomy in designing the structure and content of the educational programs; synchronization of the procedures of the final state attestation and dissertation defense; creation of mechanisms for supporting successful doctoral graduates at the final stage of their preparation for the defense of a dissertation; development of network forms for implementation of doctoral programs with leading universities and research institutes.

scholarly journals Value Development as an Indicator of Personal Readiness for Self-Realization Among Starting Researchers

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana G. Bokhan ◽  
Marina V. Shabalovskaya ◽  
Oksana N. Galazhinskaya ◽  
Inna V. Atamanova
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Young People ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Mental States ◽  
Nonparametric Tests ◽  
Scientific Activity ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Study Results

Introduction. The article for the first time presents the results of the study concerned with the starting scientists’ value development in relation to their dominant experiences during their research activity. An increasing interest of young people in science motivates studying value-semantic and activity aspects of the starting researchers’ milieu to determine conditions for developing their research competence, resources for coping with arising objective and subjective difficulties that can reduce their motivation for research and lead to the formation of negative mental states and renunciation of scientific activity. The aim of the study is to identify specific features of post-graduate students’ value development in relation to their emotions and meanings of dominant experiences while they do their resear ch. Materials and Methods. M. Rokeach’s Value Survey (extended interpretation by M. S. Yanitskiy, A. V. Seryi); the semantic differential technique (Ch. Osgood); classification of emotions by E. P. Ilyin; and content analysis were used in this study. The data underwent statistical processing, including frequency analysis and the Kruskal-Wallis H and Jonckheere-Terpstra nonparametric tests. Results. Three groups of post-graduate students with different varieties of value development were identified. Dominant terminal and instrumental values among doctoral students with different variants of value development were specified. Semantic categories of post-graduate students’ dominant experiences during their research are highlighted. Discussion and Conclusion. The study results can be used in the educational process during professional and personal development of modern youth. They make it possible to identify high-educated young people with the research potential at the stage of post-graduate programs, dissertation writing and implementation of their scientific products. These issues may be further developed from the cross-cultural p erspective.

Graduate Transitions

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 264-285
Author(s):  
Jordan Stouck ◽  
Lori Walter
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Academic Literacy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Institutional Expectations ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Perceived Experiences

This exploratory study researches the experiences of Canadian graduate students as they pursue writing tasks for their degree. It also explores the supports currently utilized by such students and the need for additional supports. The research uses a case study design based on qualitative focus group interviews to provide detailed information regarding graduate students’ perceived experiences with their academic writing tasks and available supports. The approach is informed by academic literacy theory. Graduate students who participated in this study identified a transition in voice, increased pressure to publish and professionalize, and misalignments between their own and supervisory and institutional expectations, which resulted in some interrogation of institutional norms. They utilized Writing Centre, online and supervisory supports, but called for additional ongoing and peer support. The study has implications for the development of new, collaborative and peer-based writing supports, as well as identifying future research areas related to interdisciplinary degrees.

The organization and content of informatics doctoral dissertations

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 840-843 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward H Shortliffe
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Faculty Research ◽  
Master's Students ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
Dissertation Research ◽  
Doctoral Dissertations ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract This article offers suggested guidelines for graduate students who are embarking on informatics doctoral studies and anticipating the dissertation research and its documentation. Much of the guidance is pertinent for writing dissertations in other disciplines as well. The messages are largely directed at doctoral students, but some elements are also pertinent for master’s students. All are relevant for faculty research advisors. The value of the dissertation is often underestimated. Too often it is seen as a hurdle to be overcome rather than an opportunity to gain insight into one’s own research and to learn how to communicate effectively about it. Ideas that have been ill-formed often do not gel effectively until one tries to write about them. The main lesson is that the preparation of a carefully crafted, rigorous, logically evidence-based, and influential dissertation can be remarkably rewarding, both personally and professionally.

Valuation of collateral objects in an unstable economy: problems and solutions

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Федотова ◽  
Marina Fyedotova ◽  
Тазихина ◽  
Tatyana Tazikhina ◽  
Синогейкина ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Corporate Finance ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Economic Institutions ◽  
Service Employees ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Problems And Solutions ◽  
Evaluation Mechanism

The book is well-known experts on the valuation and corporate finance deals with one of the most urgent, but at the same time, the least-developed aspects of corporate finance and valuation - improvement of collateral items evaluation mechanism in an unstable economy. Of particular relevance This problem is in crisis. The authors not only help financiers to more deeply understand the essence, content and principles functioning of the mechanism for assessing the value of collateral, especially his actions in an unstable economy, but also reveal the nuances of foreign and domestic experience of the collateral the bank´s services and independent appraisers to identify and monitor the value of collateral. In the book the authors substantiated proposals on improving the valuation of the collateral items of different classification groups, as well as to optimize the system of interaction between commercial banks and independent appraisers. The work is based on extensive practical material and personal professional experience of the authors. The book is intended for appraisers value the collateral service employees of commercial banks, undergraduate and graduate students, post-graduate and doctoral students, faculty, financial and economic institutions.

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