scholarly journals Interview with Kanti Pertiwi, Founder of PhD Mama Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-121
Author(s):  
Lily Yulianti Farid
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Doctoral Degree ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
The University ◽  
Temporary Migrants

Lily Yulianti Farid interviewed Dr. Kanti Pertiwi, founder of the PhD Mama Indonesia online forum (www.phdmamaindonesia.com). Dr. Pertiwi received her PhD from the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne in 2017. She is a mother of three daughters and a lecturer in the Faculty of Economics at the University of Indonesia. She defnes a PhD Mama as a mother from Indonesia who is pursuing her doctoral degree overseas, accompanied by her husband and children.Dr. Pertiwi created the PhD Mama Indonesia forum in 2016 as an online platform for Indonesian female doctoral students to share stories and ideas. As temporary migrants in Australia and elsewhere, these students discuss their shared problems and interests as mothers, wives, and foreign students. The site’s web administrator interviews the members and invites them to write their own stories for the website. Success stories balancing doctoral studies with family life have become the main focus. The digital interaction and connection afforded by the PhD Mama forum highlight the challenges faced by middle-class Indonesian women when their culture, traditional values, and religion infuence their perceptions of how to be a good mother and wife while spending four to seven years overseas to pursue an academic career.

PhD Schools as an Innovative Model of Education at Universities of Life Sciences

2020 ◽  
pp. 342-362
Author(s):  
Justyna Agnieszka Franc-Dąbrowska ◽  
Barbara Gołębiewska ◽  
Jarosław Gołębiewski ◽  
Nina Drejerska
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Doctoral Degree ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Phd Education ◽  
The University

Doctoral studies can play a key role in creating knowledge and doctoral students are supposed to be important contributors to innovation, research, and development opportunities. The aim of this chapter is to investigate the PhD educational model of universities of life sciences in Poland on the example of Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS-SGGW). Single case study method with theoretical sampling was applied for it. The analysis of key stakeholders and their role within the previous as well as the currently developed model is also presented. Statistical data on PhD education are used to describe the general background. WULS-SGGW has a natural potential to provide interdisciplinary doctoral education of high quality as life sciences are a common area for research. The doctoral school is an independent organizational unit with its own budget offering education in all disciplines entitled to award the doctoral degree at the university. This model allows to move away from a very narrow specialization, which was a characteristic feature of previous doctoral student education.

scholarly journals Vicarious trauma and emotional labour in researching child sexual abuse and child protection: A postdoctoral reflection

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 205979912092634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Guerzoni
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Vicarious Trauma ◽  
Doctoral Degree ◽  
Lecture Hall ◽  
Emotional Labour ◽  
Doctoral Research ◽  
Social Settings ◽  
Active Filtering ◽  
The University

Criminology almost inevitably involves the study of sensitive and sorrowful research topics. Consequently, criminologists fall victim to the inherent risks of exposure to vicarious trauma, requiring many to practice emotional labour in the field, in the lecture hall, and perhaps, even along the corridors of the university campus itself. This article offers a reflective account of the experiences of vicarious trauma and the self-imposed, protective practice of emotional labour within doctoral research on child protection initiatives within a religious institution. It explores my experience of self-regulating my emotions in response to the reading of disturbing content, and of the active filtering of points of conversation when asked about my research within professional, familial and social settings, to prevent disturbing the emotions of others. The article encourages potential doctoral students to consider how they might prepare for themselves emotionally, socially and physically, for their inevitable encounter with difficult content, prior to the commencement of candidature, thereby increasing their resilience in facing the difficult components of a doctoral degree tasked with exploring content of a bleak and emotionally unnerving nature.

scholarly journals What matters: The Formation of University Spin-offs in Europe

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Hunady ◽  
Marta Orviska ◽  
Peter Pisar
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Optimum Number ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Probit Regression ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
The University

Abstract Background: Transfer of knowledge from academia to business is one of the crucial issues for creating innovation. Creation of university spin-offs could significantly improve this transfer. Objectives: The main scientific aim is to examine the differences between universities in European countries and identify factors affecting the probability of creating the university spin-off. The paper is also focused on the differences in the specialization and financial sources of universities. Methods/Approach: We compare selected indicators for higher education institutions in European countries and examine potential determinants affecting the probability of academic spin-off formation. With respect to the main aim, the logit and probit regression analyses have been used. Results: Our results show that the creation of spin-offs is typical on the one hand for highly specialized universities or on the other hand for universities with a wide variety of study programs. They should also have an optimum number of doctoral students and have mostly less funding from tuition fees. Conclusions: Several indicators appear to play an important role in the formation of university spin-off. These indicators are the level of specialization, the share of tuition fees in the University budget, and the share of Ph.D. and foreign students.

scholarly journals Responding to Supervisory Feedback: Doctoral Students’ Understanding of Supervisors’ Attitudes and Improvement of the Feedback

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 365-374
Author(s):  
Syed Abdul Waheed ◽  
Dr. Nadia Gilani ◽  
Saira Zafar
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Narrative Research ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
Doctoral Degree ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Conversational Interviews

Pursuing doctoral studies after the commencement of the dissertation is exceptionally challenging. Doctoral students meet several times to seek feedback from their research supervisors, and they observe supervisory attitudes very closely. Responding to supervisory feedback is one of the challenges that must be addressed for qualifying the dissertation successfully. The present study aims at how doctoral students respond to the supervisory feedback and how the feedback can be improved because of participants’ perspectives on the feedback and supervisory behavior. Narrative research was employed for grasping a better understanding of participants’ understanding of supervisory feedback and attitudes. Thirteen doctoral students were approached through maximum variation purposive sampling who was pursuing a doctoral degree in various physical and social science disciplines in different semesters at public and private universities of the Punjab province in Pakistan. The data were collected through conversational interviews to examine the in-depth understanding of doctoral student’s storied experiences. The main themes emerged from the thematic analysis were; responding to the feedback, supervisory attitudes, and relationship and improving supervisory feedback. The emergent themes were described and interpreted through significant words, phrases, and statements of the participants. The study has implications for the improvement of supervisory feedback and bringing reforms in doctoral studies.

University doctoral student: dissertation, preparation for defense, personal organization

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Semen Reznik
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Doctoral Student ◽  
Doctoral Dissertation ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Scientific Creativity ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Content System ◽  
The University

The practical manual discusses the content, system and technologies of training in doctoral studies of higher educational institutions. Special attention is paid to the distinctive features of the dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Sciences and the analysis of the requirements for a doctoral dissertation. The issues of methodology of scientific creativity at the level corresponding to the doctoral dissertation are highlighted, recommendations on writing, design and defense of the dissertation are presented. Considerable attention is paid to the issues of personal organization and planning of the activities of doctoral students and all those who seek to write and defend a doctoral dissertation. For doctoral students and applicants for the degree of Doctor of Sciences, scientific consultants of doctoral students, heads of departments of the university responsible for the training of scientific and pedagogical personnel.

scholarly journals Supervisor Roles for the Doctoral Student’s Development into Independent Researcher

Pedagogika ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 125 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-20
Author(s):  
Giedrė Tamoliūnė ◽  
Margarita Teresevičienė
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Doctoral Student ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
Doctoral Study ◽  
Research Results ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Study Process ◽  
The University ◽  
Depth Interviews

Doctoral education is one of the primary resources for the development and implementation of new knowledge and innovation across the Europe. Therefore, the implementation of doctoral studies and preparation and training of junior academics and researchers are seen as one of  the main aims and missions of the University. Doctoral studies differ from other study levels in principle as they accentuate students’ distinguished autonomy and independency when the scientific supervisor is mentor and assistant more than a knowledge provider and student is taking more responsibility to become an independent researcher. This article presents short theoretical overview of different roles of scientific supervisor and results of in-depth interviews with doctoral students that reveal experiences of collaboration with supervisors as well as their roles that appear during the doctoral study process. Research results revealed that when collaborating with doctoral students, supervisors get involved mainly in activities that are directly related to preparation of doctoral thesis, i.e. provide consultations on research topic development, encourage students to be critical about their own work and search for new insights or perspectives, and generate new ideas together with doctoral student. However, according to the research results, supervisor’s roles in other organisational issues are less relevant, especially when talking about enculturation, where supervisor is expected to help doctoral student to integrate into local and public academic society, join international associations or research groups or have consultations with experts from the research field.

scholarly journals Pedagogisk forskning vid Göteborgs universitet 1963 – 1975

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 99-117
Author(s):  
Ulf P. Lundgren
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Pedagogical Research ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
The University ◽  
Comparative Ethnography

The article is a personal text about pedagogical research and the department of education at the University of Gothenburg in the years 1963 - 1975. In the beginning there was a thin line of demarcation between departments of education and psychology. Only a corridor separated them. The research within education was characterized by studies related to the ongoing reforms of the school system. Several of the studies that carried out gave a scientific base for the education policy. These led to the foundation longitudinal studies. During the period, the research community changed. Funds for research groups were added and a new doctorate exam was introduced. During the first years of the period, the university was small and there was free access to all study courses. I followed the seminars in General and Comparative Ethnography and Theory of Science. The University was rather small.  Towards the end of the period, universities had more than doubled the number of students and it was barely understandable variety of subjects and programs. The departments in psychology and education had different profiles and attracted different student groups. Initially, research was often an individual project with none or little of financial support. There were no education programs for doctoral students. In the year of 1975 there was a completely different organization for research; with research groups, and doctoral studies was a specific study program. Finally, my purpose was to describe the growth of the university system – with the University of Gothenburg in focus – during the period 1963 – 1975 in general and how education as science was formed in particular.

scholarly journals Academic Resilience: The Ultimate Thriving Constituent Toward Persistence in Doctoral Studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumaira Chamadia ◽  
Jawaid Ahmed Qureshi
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Doctoral Degree ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
Phenomenological Inquiry ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Educational Advancement ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Doctoral Candidates ◽  
University Setting

A doctoral degree is perceived as a milestone in one’s expedition of educational advancement; however, studies show that 40% to 60% doctoral candidates do not possess persistence to complete their degree. The purpose of this phenomenological inquiry is to explore the factors that contribute toward increasing the persistence level among the doctoral students. Semi structured in-person interviews of eight participants (four male and four female) selected through snowball sampling were conducted in a university setting. The thematic analysis identified certain motivational factors including career progression, gaining subject command, and the desire to achieve self-actualization. Autonomy, sense of purpose, self-determination, and problem-solving skills were found to be the most effective factors that promote resiliency in the students to help complete their degrees.

Tribute to John Paynter

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (01) ◽  
pp. 32-33
Author(s):  
Stephanie Pitts
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
Practical Action ◽  
Music Department ◽  
Bronze Sculpture ◽  
Small Things ◽  
The University ◽  
Head Of Department

Outside the music department at the University of York is a tall bronze sculpture by Barbara Hepworth. One of my abiding memories of John Paynter is walking in conversation with him through the university campus and seeing him leap towards this sculpture, indignantly (and with some difficulty) removing a woolly hat that had been placed on the top by some disrespectful student. The small things mattered to John – not that he would have seen such irreverence for art as a small thing – and he was always prepared to remedy them himself through direct, practical action. This made him a head of department who always seemed to have time for his students, and he spent hours in dissertation tutorials guiding me slowly and thoughtfully through debates about music education that he must have explored and resolved for himself many years before. I learnt so much from his precision in writing, his critical thinking and his patient mentoring – qualities I now aspire to in an academic career on which I would never have embarked without his insistence that I should do a PhD. John's retirement coincided with the end of my undergraduate degree, and so sadly I was not able to continue doctoral studies with him, though he remained encouraging and interested in all aspects of my work long after I had left York.

A project perspective on doctoral studies – a student point of view

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 908-921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredrik Backlund
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Doctoral Degree ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Software ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
The Individual

Purpose Many doctoral students never obtain a doctoral degree, and many do not finish their studies in time. To promote aspects of effectiveness and efficiency in doctoral studies, the purpose of this paper is to explore a project perspective, more specifically how doctoral students experience their studies in terms of key dimensions of projects. Design/methodology/approach Written reflections concerning a project perspective in doctoral studies, based on 18 students at a Swedish university, have been categorised and analysed by the means of the qualitative research software NVivo. Findings Main findings are reflections on the project manager role including both the supervisor and the doctoral student, and different views on project control parameters and the concepts goal-seeking and goal-orientation. A more comprehensive picture of project planning is presented, compared with the Individual Study Plan, including different project methods and tools that can be suitable in a doctoral project. Research limitations/implications The study is based on a limited number of doctoral students; however, the aim has been to give examples of project perspectives. The findings could be valuable for increased understanding of doctoral studies and of the project management field in general. Practical implications The study can induce awareness among doctoral students and supervisors of a project perspective in doctoral studies, promoting aspects of efficiency and effectiveness. Originality/value Compared to previous research, this study explicitly tries to understand how doctoral students make sense of their doctoral studies from a project perspective.

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