The Australian doctorate curriculum: responding to the needs of Asian candidates

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present a case for appraisal of the current curriculum provisions for international students. In this paper, the authors summarise the key challenges of Asian international research graduate students pursuing doctorate studies in Australian universities to become researchers for the global communities. The intention is to advocate further research on current higher degree research curriculum with a view to enriching the developmental experiences of international research graduate students in preparation for global practice.

Design/methodology/approach

This is an analytical paper that adopts a conceptual and rhetorical approach.

Findings

The authors review a growing body of research on higher degree research studies and establish a need for appraisal of current curriculum provisions.

Originality/value

This is the first paper to concentrate on an emerging need to appraise current higher degree research curriculum provisions to enhance the development international research graduate students for global practices.

Citation

Choy, S., Li, M. and Singh, P. (2015), "The Australian doctorate curriculum: responding to the needs of Asian candidates", International Journal for Researcher Development, Vol. 6 No. 2, pp. 165-182. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJRD-08-2014-0024