Contemporary trends in professional doctorates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4096984 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Jones (0000-0002-5448-8799, University of Wollongong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 814-825 |
| Publication date | 2018-05-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079.2018.1438095 |
| OpenAlex | W2802127890 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 20 |
Undertaking a PhD is commonly viewed as an apprenticeship, where the student learns the trade of becoming an academic. However, the doctoral degree did not start off with that intention, and it may not continue this way into the future. The initial design of the PhD was a professional degree which gave students the licence to teach. Research was not a focus of the degree until the 1800s. Recently, the purpose of the doctorate has been under examination. This re-examination has come about for a number of reasons: (1) Employment options within academe are no longer as abundant or secure as they once were; (2) Employers have become more discerning; they are looking for specific skills and qualifications which are absent from the traditional PhD; (3) Government and society are demanding a research degree that is more relevant to the needs of business and the growth of the economy; and (4) universities are seeing the economic value of increasing student numbers, and creating better alignments with industry. This paper will examine the contemporary trends in professional doctorates. The findings will provide a clear and uncluttered understanding of the evolution of the professional doctorate and its impact on academia and business
Apprenticeship · Graduate degree · Higher education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Professional degree · Professional development · Public relations · Sociology · Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions · Health and Medical Research Impacts · Higher Education and Employability · Law · Medicine
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Industrial doctorates
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Power, positionality and practitioner research
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Mind the gap
Australian doctoral graduates' career transition from academia to industry
A framework for evaluating the doctoral curriculum
The PhD in the US
Collaborative Doctoral Education
New Variant PhD
Emergence and growth of professional doctorates in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia
From First to Second Generation Professional Doctorate
Professional Doctorates in England
Work-based doctorates
The rise of professional doctorates
| Unique citing works | 23 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,88 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |