Winter is Coming: Doctoral Supervision in the Neoliberal University
Keywords:
: Higher Education Studies, Doctoral Education Studies, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctoral Supervision, Global Financial Crisis, NeoliberalismAbstract
Doctoral Education Studies, particularly in its North American manifestations, emphasizes quantitative methods. The resulting research is empirical and occasionally empiricist. The challenges revealed through this mode of research is that the highly ideological, volatile environment of higher education is flattened, framed and justified. My research offers an alternative view and perspective of doctoral education through a post-empirical, theoretical article. Within my piece, the PhD and doctoral supervision are framed by the post-Global Financial Crisis to understand the very specific – and volatile – context for research and research training.
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