The changing landscape of doctoral education: A framework for analysis and introduction to the Special Issue

Taylor, Stan

Abstract

Traditionally, doctoral education was a matter of the talented few being apprenticed to learn how to research from masters in their discipline; it was conducted in private in spaces far removed from normal teaching or industry or commerce; the only requirement to supervise or to examine candidates was to be research active; many candidates dropped out in the course of their studies; for those who persisted their research took as long as it took; and the majority of graduates went on to become academics. But, over the past three decades or so, there have been a number of changes which have transformed doctoral education almost beyond recognition. The purpose of the present article is to provide a general analysis of these factors in order to provide an overall framework for the discussion at the international level of the changes in doctoral education in a sample of case studies drawn from across the globe.

Citation

Taylor, S. (2025). The changing landscape of doctoral education: A framework for analysis and introduction to the Special Issue. In S. Taylor, K. Holley, & M. Kiley (Eds.), Global Perspectives on Graduate and Doctoral Education: International Case Studies (6-22). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003582335-2

• Publication Date: Feb 12, 2025
• Deposit Date: Feb 12, 2025
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 12, 2025
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 6-22
• Book Title: Global Perspectives on Graduate and Doctoral Education: International Case Studies
• ISBN: 9781003582335
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003582335-2
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3478916