UK Psychology PhD researchers’ knowledge, perceptions, and experiences of open science
AbstractTo advance the goals and values of open science, it is vital that the next generation of researchers, i.e. PhD researchers, is supported in adopting open science practices. However, to date, there is no comprehensive understanding of psychology PhD researchers’ knowledge, perceptions, and ex...
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| description | AbstractTo advance the goals and values of open science, it is vital that the next generation of researchers, i.e. PhD researchers, is supported in adopting open science practices. However, to date, there is no comprehensive understanding of psychology PhD researchers’ knowledge, perceptions, and experiences with open science in a UK context. The present study used a pre-registered mixed methods design to fill this gap in the literature, by surveying psychology PhD students in the UK (n = 196) on their experiences with open science, perceptions of open science, and knowledge of open science tools and practices. Our findings demonstrate that while attitudes towards questionable research practices were consistently high, knowledge and perceptions of open science tools and practices varied considerably across PhD researchers. In particular, supervisory support and guidance with open science practices was mixed across participants. Perceived benefits of engaging with open science included benefits to employability, signalling researcher credibility, sharing learning and resources, building collaboration and relationships, and wider dissemination of PhD researchers’ work. Perceived barriers included lack of time, financial reasons, fear of scooping, fear of judgement or criticism, and incompatibility with research paradigms (e.g. qualitative research). Implications for policy, including British Psychological Society training and support, are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-686c2f876505488d9cd891f15527a2342023-12-06T12:25:01ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Psychology2331-19082023-12-0110110.1080/23311908.2023.2248765UK Psychology PhD researchers’ knowledge, perceptions, and experiences of open scienceMadeleine Pownall0Jenny Terry1Elizabeth Collins2Martina Sladekova3Abigail Jones4School of Psychology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UKSchool of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UKDivision of Psychology, University of Stirling, Stirling, UKSchool of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UKSchool of Social Sciences, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UKAbstractTo advance the goals and values of open science, it is vital that the next generation of researchers, i.e. PhD researchers, is supported in adopting open science practices. However, to date, there is no comprehensive understanding of psychology PhD researchers’ knowledge, perceptions, and experiences with open science in a UK context. The present study used a pre-registered mixed methods design to fill this gap in the literature, by surveying psychology PhD students in the UK (n = 196) on their experiences with open science, perceptions of open science, and knowledge of open science tools and practices. Our findings demonstrate that while attitudes towards questionable research practices were consistently high, knowledge and perceptions of open science tools and practices varied considerably across PhD researchers. In particular, supervisory support and guidance with open science practices was mixed across participants. Perceived benefits of engaging with open science included benefits to employability, signalling researcher credibility, sharing learning and resources, building collaboration and relationships, and wider dissemination of PhD researchers’ work. Perceived barriers included lack of time, financial reasons, fear of scooping, fear of judgement or criticism, and incompatibility with research paradigms (e.g. qualitative research). Implications for policy, including British Psychological Society training and support, are discussed.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311908.2023.2248765open sciencePhD researcheropen scholarshipscience reform |
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| title | UK Psychology PhD researchers’ knowledge, perceptions, and experiences of open science |
| title_full | UK Psychology PhD researchers’ knowledge, perceptions, and experiences of open science |
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| title_short | UK Psychology PhD researchers’ knowledge, perceptions, and experiences of open science |
| title_sort | uk psychology phd researchers knowledge perceptions and experiences of open science |
| topic | open science PhD researcher open scholarship science reform |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311908.2023.2248765 |
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