1st Edition

The Doctorate as Experience in Europe and Beyond Supervision, Languages, Identities

Edited By Michael Byram, Maria Stoicheva Copyright 2020
308 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

308 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

308 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Doctorate as Experience in Europe and Beyond presents a detailed and fascintating account of completing a doctorate from the perspectives of researchers, supervisors and students. It provides an in-depth insight through qualitative data, interpretative methods and insider experiences for a truly unique perspective. Given the popularity of doctoral studies and their increasing... Read more

Introduction - Michael Byram and Maria Stoicheva

Part I – Case studies

1 University of Aveiro, Portugal

Maria Helena Araújo e Sá, Nilza Costa, Cecília Guerra, Betina Lopes, Mónica Lourenço and Susana Pinto

2 Durham University, United Kingdom

Prue Holmes, Judith Reynolds and Melissa Chaplin

3 Jagiellonian University Krakow, Poland

Natasza Styczynska and Marcin Zubek

4 University of Luxembourg

Michael Byram, Adelheid Hu, Stephanie Hofmann and Md. Mizanur Rahman

5 Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria

Maria Stoicheva and Nina Tsvetkova

6 Beijing Language and Culture University, China

Lihong Wang

Part II – Comparative studies

7 The role of supervision in doctoral education – a transversal perspective

Prue Holmes, Nilza Costa and Betina Lopes

8 The role of language and languages in doctoral education – a transversal perspective

Helena Araújo e Sá, Adelheid Hu, Susana Pinto and Lihong Wang

9 Doctoral studies, research excellence and European identity

Maria Stoicheva and Nikolina Tsvetkova

Afterword - Michael Byram and Maria Stoicheva

Biography

Michael Byram is Professor Emeritus at Durham University, UK.





Maria Stoicheva is Professor and Jean Monnet Chair at Sofia University, Bulgaria.