Entrepreneurship and UK Doctoral Graduates [PDF]
Industry and Higher Education, 2011 This paper discusses the experience of UK doctoral graduates in pursuing entrepreneurial careers: there is evidence that this applies to a substantial number – about 10% – of doctoral graduates. The nature of their experience was explored using 37 interviews with doctoral entrepreneurs.
Tristram Hooley
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Objectivity of the subjective quality: Convergence on competencies expected of doctoral graduates
Cogent Education, 2017 This study assessed the competencies expected of doctoral graduates. Twelve purposefully sampled education experts provided the data. A case study design within a qualitative approach was adopted.
Israel Kariyana, Newlin Marongwe
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Importance and benefits of the doctoral thesis for medical graduates
GMS Journal for Medical Education, 2016 Introduction: The majority of medical graduates in Germany complete a doctorate, even though a doctoral degree is not necessary for the practice of medicine.
Giesler, Marianne +3 more
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Gendered Career Pathways among Doctoral Graduates in the United Kingdom [PDF]
Social Sciences, 2019 While women form about half of PhD students in Western countries, previous studies have shown that female doctoral graduates are underrepresented in senior positions and have lower earnings compared to their male counterparts within and outside academia.
Nitzan Peri-Rotem
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Developing entrustable professional activities for doctoral graduates in health professions education: obtaining a national consensus in Iran [PDF]
BMC Medical Education, 2022 Background The number of doctoral programs in health professions education (HPE) is expanding. Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) can be a mechanism to define the expected activities of the HPE doctorate to inform training and assessment ...
Reza Zaeri, Roghayeh Gandomkar
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African female doctoral graduates account for success in their doctoral journeys
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2022 Doctoral education is regarded as a crucial engine for development by the knowledge economies, thereby making the research capacity of scholars play a critical factor towards development.
Lifutso Tsephe, Cheryl Potgieter
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Academic and professional profile and impact of graduates from the Nephrology Graduate Program at UNIFESP [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of NephrologyIntroduction: Graduate studies in Brazil have experienced significant growth since the 1990s. Over a 40-year period, the Graduate Program in Nephrology at Unifesp has qualified 261 master’s graduates, 111 doctors and 146 individuals who completed both a ...
Pablo Ferraz +2 more
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Motivations and perceived worth of pursuing a doctorate: a comparative study of Taiwanese doctorate holders in nursing and other health-related disciplines [PDF]
BMC NursingBackground Compared to other health-related disciplines, the number of nursing doctorate holders is relatively small. This study aimed to analyze the primary motivation of nursing individuals for pursuing a doctorate and to determine whether they felt ...
Yun-Hsiang Tien, Jingchi Huang
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A systematic review of doctoral graduate attributes: Domains and definitions
Frontiers in Education, 2022 Doctoral graduate attributes are the qualities, skills, and competencies that graduates possess, having completed their doctorate degree. Graduate attributes, in general, lack conceptual clarity, making the investigation into and quality assurance ...
Janine S. Senekal +2 more
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Perceived Value & Usefulness of the Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Doctoral Capstone
Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 2023 The doctoral capstone is the culminating experiential learning component of the entry-level occupational therapy doctorate degree, however there is limited literature regarding its usefulness or value as perceived by graduates.
Erika L. Kemp +3 more
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