... the effective engagement of doctoral students in such approaches. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted in-depth interviews with ten business PhD candidates from two research-intensive universities in Australia and Germany about their academic research learning and development. Findings...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Cotutelle programs Doctoral agency Doctoral education Doctoral experience Doctoral student Learning Reflexivity Doctoral education has undergone considerable transformation in recent decades. Reforms have focused on improving...

... the students’ rights, in practice it can be experienced as challenging. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore how doctoral students experience a change in supervisory arrangements. Design/methodology/approach This study highlights the voices of 19 doctoral students who experienced at least one...

...Loreta Tauginienė; Rima Kalinauskaitė Purpose This paper aims to examine the use of online social networks by doctoral students. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative online survey was conducted – 448 doctoral students from 15 universities and 11 research institutes in Lithuania were...

...Margaret W. Sallee Purpose – The purpose of this article is to suggest that doctoral student socialization is a gendered process. Design/methodology/approach – This article uses a qualitative case study methodology, studying engineering students in one university department. Findings...