ERIC Number: EJ1196073
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 19
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Learning to Complete the PhD Thesis
Adham, Khairul Akmaliah; Ha, Huong; Nor, Shifa Mohd; Yazid, Zaleha
Issues in Educational Research, v28 n4 p811-829 2018
Research competencies are pertinent to academic researchers. Due to increasingly demanding work situations, academic researchers are forced to rapidly develop competencies in both qualitative and quantitative research. However, studies on how doctoral candidates develop competencies to complete their PhD theses are limited. This study, therefore, examines the types of learning method including the processes and drivers of learning among academics, who have successfully employed qualitative methodologies in their doctoral research. We used the perspectives of learning theories, doctoral education processes and network perspective as the study's conceptual framework. We employed a qualitative design comprising in-depth interviews with ten researchers in the field of management. The findings suggest that researchers learn qualitative methodologies through both formal and informal methods of learning. Self-study, guidance from supervisor and network support which are closely tied to one's own self-reflection contribute to the successful application of qualitative methodology in doctoral research.
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Academic Persistence, Doctoral Dissertations, Doctoral Degrees, Learning Strategies, Research Methodology, Self Management, Guidance, Student Research, Learning Processes, Competence, Foreign Countries, Skill Development, Seminars, Peer Relationship, Social Support Groups, Mentors, Work Experience, Learning Motivation
Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc. 5/202 Coode Street, Como, Western Australia 6152, Australia. e-mail: editor@iier.org.au; Web site: http://www.waier.org.au
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
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