Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education: Volume 9 Issue 2

Doctoral student mentorship in social work education: a Canadian example

Amy Elizabeth Fulton, Christine A. Walsh, Carolyn Gulbrandsen, Hongmei Tong, Anna Azulai

This paper aims to present a thematic analysis investigating the experiences and reflections of doctoral students in social work at a Canadian university who were mentored in the…

Seeking “better ways”: early career faculty researcher development

Claire K. Robbins, Lucy A. LePeau

Researcher development is an important but underexplored topic with implications for knowledge production, graduate education, faculty development and equity in higher education…

Burdens and benefits of diversity work: emotion management in STEM doctoral students

Kamaria B. Porter, Julie R. Posselt, Kimberly Reyes, Kelly E. Slay, Aurora Kamimura

As part of the broader effort to diversify higher education in the USA, many science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) doctoral programs are deeply engaged in…

Participation of doctoral students in online social networks

Loreta Tauginienė, Rima Kalinauskaitė

This paper aims to examine the use of online social networks by doctoral students.

Integrative possibilities in Fine Arts doctoral supervision: a four-quadrant model

Kylie M. Shaw, Allyson P. Holbrook

This paper aims to respond to the need for a model of doctoral supervision that can capture and represent the focus, range and complexity of instructional intentions, practices…

The role of conferences in doctoral student socialization

Aliya Kuzhabekova, Aizhan Temerbayeva

The purpose of this paper is to explore the role scholarly conferences play in professional socialization of doctoral students.

Reasons, motives and motivations for completing a PhD: a typology of doctoral studies as a quest

Isabelle Skakni

This study aims to examine how PhD students with diverse profiles, intentions and expectations manage to navigate their doctoral paths within the same academic context under…

Assessing the landscape of US postdoctoral salaries

Rodoniki Athanasiadou, Adriana Bankston, McKenzie Carlisle, Caroline A. Niziolek, Gary S. McDowell

Postdocs make up a significant portion of the biomedical workforce. However, data about the postdoctoral position are generally scarce, and no systematic study of the landscape of…

Exercising professional autonomy: Doctoral students’ preparation for academic careers

Alexandra Coso Strong, Dia Sekayi

The purpose of this study is to examine how doctoral students navigate preparing for an academic career, particularly through instructional professional development, in the…

Researcher development in Malaysia: a reflection-on-action

Ismail Ait Saadi, Heidi Ellise Collins, D.P. Dash

This paper aims to share reflections on a collaborative researcher development initiative in Malaysia – the Borneo Research Education Conference (BREC) series. Although the…

Similar or different?: Researcher community and supervisory support experiences among Danish and Finnish social sciences and humanities PhD students

Solveig Cornér, Kirsi Pyhältö, Jouni Peltonen, Søren S.E. Bengtsen

This paper aims to explore the support experiences of 381 PhD students within the humanities and social sciences from three research-intensive universities in Denmark (n = 145…