01864nas a2200253 4500008004100000245008900041210006900130260001500199300000800214490000700222520110700229653002201336653002301358653002701381653001901408653002101427653002101448653001601469100001601485700002401501700002001525700002101545856004401566 2022 eng d00aTales of Doctoral Students: Motivations and Expectations on the Route to the Unknown0 aTales of Doctoral Students Motivations and Expectations on the R c18/04/2022 a2860 v123 a
This paper provides a reflection on the way changes taking place in doctoral education are being perceived and internalized by doctoral students. The Doctoral perceptions are analyzed through Ph.D. candidates’ motivations to enroll in the program and to their levels of satisfaction with the supervision experience. Comparisons between national and international students, as well as differences according to doctoral programs’ scientific areas, i.e., between students enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and in Social Sciences, Languages and Humanities (SSLH) are established. Based on a case study developed in a Portuguese university, conclusions point to the dominance of a romanticized, traditional view of doctoral education, with the academic profession at its core. This view is mostly shared by international students and those from SSLH scientific areas. In turn, national Ph.D. candidates and those from STEM areas have incorporated a more instrumental view of doctoral education, aiming for training participants to professions outside academia.
10aconceptualization10aDoctoral education10ainternational students10aparadigm shift10aPh.D. candidates10ascientific areas10asupervision1 aDiogo, Sara1 aGonçalves, Andreia1 aCardoso, Sónia1 aCarvalho, Teresa uhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/12/4/286