Tales of Doctoral Students: Motivations and Expectations on the Route to the Unknown
This paper provides a reflection on the way changes taking place in doctoral education are being perceived and internalized by doctoral students. The Doctoral perceptions are analyzed through Ph.D. candidates’ motivations to enroll in the program and to their levels of satisfaction with the supervis...
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| description | This paper provides a reflection on the way changes taking place in doctoral education are being perceived and internalized by doctoral students. The Doctoral perceptions are analyzed through Ph.D. candidates’ motivations to enroll in the program and to their levels of satisfaction with the supervision experience. Comparisons between national and international students, as well as differences according to doctoral programs’ scientific areas, i.e., between students enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and in Social Sciences, Languages and Humanities (SSLH) are established. Based on a case study developed in a Portuguese university, conclusions point to the dominance of a romanticized, traditional view of doctoral education, with the academic profession at its core. This view is mostly shared by international students and those from SSLH scientific areas. In turn, national Ph.D. candidates and those from STEM areas have incorporated a more instrumental view of doctoral education, aiming for training participants to professions outside academia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bc6ae6ebfa694ee8a0cd31acd1a0b5a72023-11-30T21:01:15ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022022-04-0112428610.3390/educsci12040286Tales of Doctoral Students: Motivations and Expectations on the Route to the UnknownSara Diogo0Andreia Gonçalves1Sónia Cardoso2Teresa Carvalho3Department of Social, Political and Territorial Sciences, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalDepartment of Social, Political and Territorial Sciences, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalCeiED—Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Education and Development, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias (ULHT), Edifício (U) Av. Mal. Craveiro Lopes 2A, 1700-284 Lisbon, PortugalDepartment of Social, Political and Territorial Sciences, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalThis paper provides a reflection on the way changes taking place in doctoral education are being perceived and internalized by doctoral students. The Doctoral perceptions are analyzed through Ph.D. candidates’ motivations to enroll in the program and to their levels of satisfaction with the supervision experience. Comparisons between national and international students, as well as differences according to doctoral programs’ scientific areas, i.e., between students enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and in Social Sciences, Languages and Humanities (SSLH) are established. Based on a case study developed in a Portuguese university, conclusions point to the dominance of a romanticized, traditional view of doctoral education, with the academic profession at its core. This view is mostly shared by international students and those from SSLH scientific areas. In turn, national Ph.D. candidates and those from STEM areas have incorporated a more instrumental view of doctoral education, aiming for training participants to professions outside academia.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/12/4/286doctoral educationconceptualizationPh.D. candidatessupervisionparadigm shiftinternational students |
| spellingShingle | Sara Diogo Andreia Gonçalves Sónia Cardoso Teresa Carvalho Tales of Doctoral Students: Motivations and Expectations on the Route to the Unknown Education Sciences doctoral education conceptualization Ph.D. candidates supervision paradigm shift international students |
| title | Tales of Doctoral Students: Motivations and Expectations on the Route to the Unknown |
| title_full | Tales of Doctoral Students: Motivations and Expectations on the Route to the Unknown |
| title_fullStr | Tales of Doctoral Students: Motivations and Expectations on the Route to the Unknown |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tales of Doctoral Students: Motivations and Expectations on the Route to the Unknown |
| title_short | Tales of Doctoral Students: Motivations and Expectations on the Route to the Unknown |
| title_sort | tales of doctoral students motivations and expectations on the route to the unknown |
| topic | doctoral education conceptualization Ph.D. candidates supervision paradigm shift international students |
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