This book offers important insights into the challenging yet rewarding journey of undertaking a PhD. Written by students, for students, the book explores a range of case studies from creative arts and humanities doctoral students, embracing a cognitive, emotional and transformational metaphor of the journey. The volume is organised around themes and concerns identified as important by PhD students, such as building resilience and working with supervisors, and includes personal stories, case studies, scholarly signposts and key take-away points relevant to all doctoral settings. With perspectives from all stages of the doctoral journey, this book is sure to become a valuable support to students and supervisors alike, as well as those working in research education and training.
Author(s): Donna Lee Brien, Craig Batty, Elizabeth Ellison, Alison Owens
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 266
Tags: Popular Science In Education
Foreword......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 11
Contents......Page 13
Notes on Contributors......Page 17
1: Introduction......Page 22
On Doctoral Learning......Page 23
On Doctoral Transformation......Page 25
The Development of This Book......Page 26
Using This Book for Doctoral Success......Page 28
References......Page 30
Part I......Page 32
Introduction......Page 36
Time......Page 38
A Room of One’s Own......Page 40
Making Space for Time......Page 41
Strategic Side-Trips......Page 42
An Apple a Day......Page 43
References......Page 44
Introduction......Page 46
Asking Questions About Yourself......Page 47
Asking Questions About Managing the Project......Page 49
Why Am I Doing This in the First Place?......Page 52
References......Page 54
4:
Understanding the World of the Academy, and Aligning Expectations with Realities......Page 56
A History of the Academy......Page 57
Knowledge Creation and Transmission......Page 59
The Creative Arts and Humanities Doctoral Degree Now......Page 61
References......Page 62
Introduction......Page 64
The Academic Culture......Page 65
The Journey to Becoming a Scholar......Page 66
The Journey’s Milestones......Page 68
Dealing with Challenges......Page 70
A Transformative Experience......Page 71
Conclusion......Page 72
References......Page 73
Part II......Page 74
Introduction......Page 76
Assessing Your Wants and Needs......Page 77
Communication: Waru’s Story......Page 78
Flexibility: Bianca’s Story......Page 80
Resilience: Garry’s Story......Page 82
Conclusion......Page 84
Introduction......Page 85
Communities of Practice......Page 86
Benefits to Adding a Community of Practice to the Toolkit......Page 87
The Breakfast Club......Page 88
Inviting the Outside In......Page 89
Convening Meetings and Events......Page 90
When Will We Meet Again?......Page 91
The Writing Club......Page 92
The Healthy CoP......Page 93
References......Page 94
Introduction......Page 96
Moira’s Story......Page 97
Consent......Page 99
Petra’s Story......Page 100
My Own Story......Page 102
An Ethics of Researcher Self-preservation......Page 103
References......Page 104
Introduction......Page 106
Establishing a Narrative Inquiry Research Method......Page 107
Ethical Issues of a Creative Practice Narrative Inquiry......Page 112
References......Page 117
Part III......Page 121
Introduction......Page 125
Facing Adversity: Specific Causes and Strategies for Overcoming Them......Page 126
Self-care......Page 134
References......Page 135
Introduction......Page 137
Occupational Health and Safety Compliance......Page 138
Personal Occupational Health and Safety: Relationships......Page 141
Personal Occupational Health and Safety: Self-care......Page 143
Conclusion......Page 145
References......Page 146
Introduction......Page 147
The Value of Researching Within Online Communities......Page 149
Designing Digital Methodology......Page 150
Challenges of Digital Community Research......Page 153
Conclusion......Page 156
References......Page 157
Part IV......Page 160
Introduction......Page 163
Interviewing and Data Collection......Page 164
Pull Over, Take a Break, and Talk with the Locals......Page 165
Get Comfortable on the Road: Attire and Location......Page 167
Going Off Road: Common Interests Outside the Research Area......Page 168
Continuing the Journey and Making Long Lasting Relationships......Page 169
Conclusion......Page 171
References......Page 172
Introduction......Page 173
Choosing and Working with a Supervisor......Page 174
Expectations......Page 176
The Supervisory Relationship......Page 178
Potential Problems in the Supervisory Relationship......Page 179
Sexual Harassment......Page 181
Conclusion......Page 183
References......Page 184
Introduction......Page 186
On Resilience......Page 187
Impact of Temperament on Responses to Stress......Page 189
Changing Responses to Stress......Page 190
Other Ways to Increase Resilience......Page 191
Benefiting from Stress......Page 193
Conclusion......Page 195
References......Page 196
Part V......Page 198
Introduction......Page 202
The Scholarship of Integration......Page 203
The Scholarship of Application......Page 205
The Scholarship of Teaching......Page 208
References......Page 210
Introduction......Page 212
Doctoral Thinking......Page 214
Assessing Knowledge Claims......Page 215
Reflexive Sociology: Thinking Through Social Relationships......Page 218
References......Page 223
Introduction......Page 225
Transformational Learning......Page 227
The PhD as Transformational Learning......Page 228
Change as Part of the Process......Page 231
Support Needed......Page 232
Support at Hand......Page 233
References......Page 234
19: Conclusion to Volume......Page 237
Conceptualising the Doctoral Journey......Page 238
References......Page 243
Appendix: The Doctoral Journey Planner......Page 245
Index......Page 250
