... of dedication, vigour and occasionally absorption. In turn, disengagement was described in terms of insufficiency, cynicism and sometimes exhaustion. Interestingly, the source of engagement was typically a sense of belonging in the scholarly community, whereas the students often reported a lack of autonomy...

... data through a questionnaire from international students registered for doctoral study at the University of Helsinki. Open‐ended and Likert‐scale survey data were qualitatively and quantitatively analysed. Findings The students commented most frequently (41 per cent) on the scholarly community...

...Jenna Vekkaila; Kirsi Pyhältö; Kai Hakkarainen; Jenni Keskinen; Kirsti Lonka Purpose This article is intended to contribute towards furthering the understanding of researcher development as demonstrated by doctoral students' learning within scholarly communities. The article does this by reporting...