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Exploring the Development of Students' Identities as Educational Leaders and Educational Researchers in a Professional Practice Doctoral Program
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Buss, Ray R. – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
The researcher examined how end-of-first-year students in a professional practice doctoral program were developing professional identities as educational leaders and educational researchers, researching professionals. Data were gathered using two questionnaires and interviews. Quantitative and qualitative data revealed substantial development of…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Professional Identity, Leadership, Researchers
Academic Career Progression from Early Career Researcher to Professor: What Can We Learn from Job Ads
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Mantai, Lilia; Marrone, Mauricio – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
Academic careers are complex, diverse, and increasingly competitive. Building on previous research on selection criteria for admission to early research careers, this research expands the analytical focus to examine attributes requested in job ads at each stage of an academic career. Our data, extracted from a European job platform, draws on over…
Descriptors: Educational Researchers, Researchers, Career Development, College Faculty
Evidencing Impact: A Case Study of UK Academic Perspectives on Evidencing Research Impact
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Wilkinson, Clare – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
The principle that research should demonstrate impact is now a central driver in UK research policy, with some describing the UK as having undergone a 'culture change' in regards to evidencing the value and contribution of academic research (Watermeyer, R. 2012. "From Engagement to Impact? Articulating the Public Value of Academic…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, Transfer of Training, Research Skills
Connecting Expectations and Experiences of Students in a Research-Immersive Degree
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Wilson, Anna; Howitt, Susan; Roberts, Pam; Åkerlind, Gerlese; Wilson, Kate – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
Recent studies of undergraduates engaged in authentic research have suggested that students may benefit in a range of different ways from such experiences. However, these same studies have also shown significant variation in the extent and universality of these benefits. This article investigates the impact of one potential source of variation in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Expectation, Student Research
A View from within: How Doctoral Students in Educational Administration Develop Research Knowledge and Identity
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Murakami-Ramalho, Elizabeth; Militello, Matthew; Piert, Joyce – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
This study reports on experiences of doctoral students in educational administration at a time when the effectiveness of programs preparing practitioners and academics in this field are being questioned. Concerns related to how students in educational administration developed knowledge about research and identity as researchers were closely…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Educational Administration, Administrator Education
Managing Researcher Development: "Drastic Transition"?
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Murray, Rowena; Cunningham, Everarda – Studies in Higher Education, 2011
Academics are expected to write for publication and meet publication targets in research assessment processes. These targets are set by national bodies and institutions, and they can be daunting for academics at the start of a research career. This article reports on an intervention designed to address this issue, writer's retreat, where academics…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Researchers, Intervention, Faculty Publishing