ERIC Number: EJ1168402
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 15
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Objectivity of the Subjective Quality: Convergence on Competencies Expected of Doctoral Graduates
Kariyana, Israel; Sonn, Reynold A.; Marongwe, Newlin
Cogent Education, v4 n1 Article 1390827 2017
This study assessed the competencies expected of doctoral graduates. Twelve purposefully sampled education experts provided the data. A case study design within a qualitative approach was adopted. Data were gathered through interviews and thematically analysed. Member checking ensured data trustworthiness. Factors affecting the quality of a doctoral graduate were said to be embedded in characteristics of universities and doctoral students. Competencies expected of doctoral graduates included being autonomous researchers and knowledge producers and consumers. Measures to enhance competence of doctoral graduates comprised implementing rigorous institutional mandates and creating doctoral collaborative communities. The study recommends higher education institutions to pragmatically capacitate supervisors and implement rigorous institutional doctoral transformation programmes.
Descriptors: Minimum Competencies, Degree Requirements, Qualitative Research, Interviews, Change Strategies, Educational Attitudes, Specialists, College Outcomes Assessment, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, College Graduates, Doctoral Degrees
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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