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OverviewThe aim of this book is to provide prospective and current doctoral students, and their supervisors, with a range of narratives of doctoral experiences. The book is an outcome of a conference where both academic and professional doctorate students at different stages of their research shared their experiences of the process of completing a doctorate. The ten candid accounts included in the volume provide a valuable insight into the kinds of challenges that arise and the ways in which these might (or might not) be overcome. In so doing, this book ‘lifts the lid’ on some of the hitherto concealed aspects of the doctoral process. The book also includes a chapter from an established academic with a record of writing about the doctoral student experience, as well as inserts from a doctoral programme leader and an experienced academic supervisor. In the Introduction, the editors review some of the current literature on experiences of the doctoral research journey and the research process. The book concludes with the editors’ reflections on both the unique nature of doctoral research for each individual and the common stages that students experience on the journey. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Chloe Blackmore , Elsa Lee , Emma SealPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing Imprint: Cambridge Scholars Publishing Edition: Unabridged edition Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.20cm Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9781443852388ISBN 10: 1443852384 Pages: 150 Publication Date: 28 November 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsStudent experience, student satisfaction and student voice are terms with which universities have become very familiar. Yet, for various reasons, it is rare for us to hear the voices of doctoral researchers themselves. This is one reason why this book will be particularly welcome to students, to supervisors, to university departments, and to those researching in this area. Despite laudable efforts by bodies such as QAA, UKCGE and others, there is still often a mismatch between doctoral student expectations and doctoral student experience. By `lifting the lid' on some aspects of this experience, the authors offer valuable insights into the doctoral journey. I applaud the authors for this effort and will recommend this volume to all students and supervisors. -Professor Ingrid Lunt, University of Oxford Whilst there is no shortage of `How to...' books in this field, there is a need for more of what we have here - something raw, visceral, honest, and hard-wired to recent experiences. I predict this will be popular reading amongst PhD students, who should then recommend it to their supervisors. -Professor David James, Director, ESRC Wales Doctoral Training Centre Student experience, student satisfaction and student voice are terms with which universities have become very familiar. Yet, for various reasons, it is rare for us to hear the voices of doctoral researchers themselves. This is one reason why this book will be particularly welcome to students, to supervisors, to university departments, and to those researching in this area. Despite laudable efforts by bodies such as QAA, UKCGE and others, there is still often a mismatch between doctoral student expectations and doctoral student experience. By 'lifting the lid' on some aspects of this experience, the authors offer valuable insights into the doctoral journey. I applaud the authors for this effort and will recommend this volume to all students and supervisors. -Professor Ingrid Lunt, University of Oxford Whilst there is no shortage of 'How to...' books in this field, there is a need for more of what we have here - something raw, visceral, honest, and hard-wired to recent experiences. I predict this will be popular reading amongst PhD students, who should then recommend it to their supervisors. -Professor David James, Director, ESRC Wales Doctoral Training Centre “Student experience, student satisfaction and student voice are terms with which universities have become very familiar. Yet, for various reasons, it is rare for us to hear the voices of doctoral researchers themselves. This is one reason why this book will be particularly welcome to students, to supervisors, to university departments, and to those researching in this area. Despite laudable efforts by bodies such as QAA, UKCGE and others, there is still often a mismatch between doctoral student expectations and doctoral student experience. By ‘lifting the lid’ on some aspects of this experience, the authors offer valuable insights into the doctoral journey. I applaud the authors for this effort and will recommend this volume to all students and supervisors.”—Professor Ingrid Lunt, University of Oxford“Whilst there is no shortage of ‘How to…’ books in this field, there is a need for more of what we have here – something raw, visceral, honest, and hard-wired to recent experiences. I predict this will be popular reading amongst PhD students, who should then recommend it to their supervisors.” —Professor David James, Director, ESRC Wales Doctoral Training Centre Author InformationThe editors of this book, Emma Seal, Chloe Blackmore and Elsa Lee are a group of doctoral researchers in the Department of Education at the University of Bath. Their research interests span sport sociology, global citizenship education and environmental education, and they have experience in a range of qualitative research methods in these areas. This book stems from their joint effort, supported by the University of Bath, in organising a student conference on “Research Journeys” in 2012. As student representatives and co-organisers of the departmental student forum, they recognised the need for a space for doctoral researchers to discuss the experiences and challenges facing emerging researchers, and hence set up a conference around this theme. This book is an outcome of that conference. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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