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Enhancing professional self-esteem: learners’ journeys on a distance-learning Doctorate in Education (EdD)
- Hdl Handle:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10545/196647
- Title:
- Enhancing professional self-esteem: learners’ journeys on a distance-learning Doctorate in Education (EdD)
- Authors:
- Abstract:
- This article explores the motivations, experiences and perceived outcomes for Doctorate in Education (EdD) students in their journey through a relatively new form of doctoral education at a distance. The research draws on a range of individual EdD participant voices, both student and graduate, and is timely in focusing on an example of an under-researched but increasingly common phenomenon of part-time distance learning professional doctorates. The aims of the research were: to understand what motivated students to register for an EdD; to explore the factors which successfully sustained them on their journey; to identify common outcomes on completion. The researchers developed a case study of the student EdD journey in its distinctive professional context(s). Data was collected in a number of linked stages including postal surveys, semi-structured interviews, and students’ reflective evaluations at different points. Key themes related to professional postgraduate learner transitions emerge from the data, which contrast with previous work on the traditional PhD and relate to: the deliberate choice by students of a part-time distance learning route; a broader and better-informed understanding of professional outcomes on a professionally-oriented doctorate; the value of flexible support systems for EdD students working in demanding educational roles.
- Affiliation:
- Publisher:
- Journal:
- Issue Date:
- 2009
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10545/196647
- Additional Links:
- http://journals.northampton.ac.uk/index.php/elehe/article/view/7/11
- Type:
- Article
- Language:
- en
- Appears in Collections:
- Academic and Student Experience
Full metadata record
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Butcher, John | en |
dc.contributor.author | Sieminski, Sandy | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-12-09T12:49:14Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2011-12-09T12:49:14Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/196647 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This article explores the motivations, experiences and perceived outcomes for Doctorate in Education (EdD) students in their journey through a relatively new form of doctoral education at a distance. The research draws on a range of individual EdD participant voices, both student and graduate, and is timely in focusing on an example of an under-researched but increasingly common phenomenon of part-time distance learning professional doctorates. The aims of the research were: to understand what motivated students to register for an EdD; to explore the factors which successfully sustained them on their journey; to identify common outcomes on completion. The researchers developed a case study of the student EdD journey in its distinctive professional context(s). Data was collected in a number of linked stages including postal surveys, semi-structured interviews, and students’ reflective evaluations at different points. Key themes related to professional postgraduate learner transitions emerge from the data, which contrast with previous work on the traditional PhD and relate to: the deliberate choice by students of a part-time distance learning route; a broader and better-informed understanding of professional outcomes on a professionally-oriented doctorate; the value of flexible support systems for EdD students working in demanding educational roles. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Northampton | en |
dc.relation.url | http://journals.northampton.ac.uk/index.php/elehe/article/view/7/11 | en |
dc.subject | Professional doctorates | en |
dc.subject | Professional self-esteem | en |
dc.subject | Distance-learning doctorates | en |
dc.title | Enhancing professional self-esteem: learners’ journeys on a distance-learning Doctorate in Education (EdD) | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.contributor.department | University of Northampton | en |
dc.contributor.department | Open University | - |
dc.identifier.journal | Enhancing the Learner Experience in Higher Education | en |
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