Traditionally, doctoral education was a matter of the talented few being apprenticed to learn
how to research from masters in their discipline; it was conducted in private in spaces far …

Purpose This critical policy analysis aims to comprehensively examine the second round of
China's first-class discipline development project, commonly known as the “Double First …

The extant literature has identified five problems related to public sector organisations and
their reputation management: politics, consistency, charisma, uniqueness and excellence …

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on doctoral students' research productivity is
examined with a special focus on gender, parenthood, and the personality trait …

This concluding chapter revisits the central themes that have emerged throughout the book,
framed by the different contributions, by systematising them in a critical way. It stresses the …

This paper presents the findings of the push and pull factors that cause professionals to
leave academia. Previous research has mostly focused on academic professionals' intent to …

During the past two decades, a shared set of norms and ideas on doctoral education and its
purposes has emerged. As the EU strives to transform itself into a knowledge society …

The number of Chinese students enrolling in Finnish higher education institutions has
increased dramatically, but few studies have attempted to understand the academic …

The purpose of this study is to further our understanding of dilemmas facing the third mission
of universities. Through this dilemma-related information, we aim to provide paths for …

This dissertation explores doctoral education as a form of social action. The qualitative mode
of inquiry guiding both the theoretical and methodological choices of this work is nexus …