The Doctoral Journey

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-90-04-70014-7
Verlag: de Gruyter Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 5, 162 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 426 g

Reihe: The Doctoral Journey in Education

Earning a doctorate can be a daunting, yet rewarding, venture; the doctoral journey can include immeasurable sacrifice (e.g., health, family, finances). This edited volume—a collective narrative—comprises diverse educationalist perspectives from scholars who have successfully navigated the doctoral journey. Clearly articulated throughout this collective narrative, there are innumerable ways to complete the doctoral journey; the laborious journey is not a linear process but rather a lattice of ever-evolving professional and personal relationships, experiences, perspectives, and insights. Personal accounts of resilience and growth serve as sources of inspiration while offering sage advice, genuine insights, and significant analyses—all seamlessly connected.

Contributors are: Laurie Hill, Makie Kortjass, Michael Paul Lukie, Ntokozo Mkhize-Mthembu, David G. Ngatia, Heather Raymond, Alessandra Romano, Pearl Subban, Kathy Toogood and Barbara van Ingen.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bradford, Brent

Weitere Mitwirkende

Bradford, Brent

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Dedication

Acknowledgements

List of Illustrations

Contributors’ Quotes

Notes on Contributors

Introduction: Exploring the Doctoral Journey in Education

Brent Bradford

PART 1: The Doctorate: A Vehicle for Opportunity

1 The Doctoral Journey: From the Classroom to Academe

Heather Raymond

PART 2: Beyond Completion

2 The Transformative Journey of the Doctoral Program: Multiple Pathways to Construct Professional Identity

Alessandra Romano

3 The Doctoral Journey: The Rewards of Liminality

Laurie Hill

PART 3: Journeys Revealed

4 Navigating the Doctoral Journey through a Phenomenographic Study: A Narrative from a High School Physics Teacher Transitioning to an Assistant Professor in Science Education

Michael Paul Lukie

5 Staying Afloat When the Current Keeps Pulling Me Under: A South African Teacher Educator’s Journey towards a Doctoral Degree

Makie Kortjass

6 The Challenging Doctoral Journey of a Kenyan Science Educator

David G. Ngatia

7 Creative Nostalgia: Finding Myself through Self-Study Doctoral Research

Ntokozo Mkhize-Mthembu

8 My Doctoral Journey: One Step at a Time

Barbara van Ingen

PART 4: The Journey of an Educator’s Awakening

9 Embracing My Knowing: A Feminist Journey of Intellectual and Spiritual Awakening

Kathy Toogood

PART 5: Final Thoughts

Final Thoughts

Afterword

Pearl Subban

Über Autor(innen)

Brent Bradford, PhD (2015, University of Alberta), is Associate Professor at Concordia University of Edmonton, Canada. Dr. Bradford has published and presented extensively in the field of education, and is Series Editor of The Doctoral Journey in Education (Brill).