The core competencies of PhDs

Bibliographic Data

ID4097306
AuthorsBarthélémy Durette (corresponding author), Marina Fournier, Matthieu Lafon (0000-0001-9281-9942)
Year2016
Volume41
Issue8
Pages1355-1370
Publication date2016-08-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03075079.2014.968540
OpenAlexW2017930431
LanguageEN
Citations received33
References cited16

In our knowledge society and economy, doctoral education is increasingly considered as a means to produce knowledge workers to feed the needs of the global employment market. This raises concerns about the competencies developed through doctoral training. Surprisingly, only a few studies have addressed this question and most of them are restricted to very limited populations or lack empirical evidences. In this context, we performed a national survey answered by 2794 PhDs. From the data collected, we built a reference framework containing 111 competencies organized in 6 main categories. From statistical analysis, we identified a set of ‘core’ competencies that are shared by doctorate holders (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet Chi squared goodness-of-fit test, alpha level .05). This study therefore demonstrates that PhDs develop a set of common competencies and delineate its boundaries

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