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

    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 importance outside of academia, the PhD has needed to evolve and develop, particularly given its role in the internationalization of universities. Drawing on in-depth interviews with international participants, this book explores case studies and comparative analysis of the dimensions of researcher identity, the processes of supervision and the use of languages for teaching and learning and conducting research.





    Providing a keen insight into how the internationalization of higher education is affecting the doctoral experience, The Doctorate as Experience in Europe and Beyond is ideal reading for all academics, doctoral supervisors and examiners as well as postgraduate students involved in doctoral education.

    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.