The Realities of Doctoral Students in the Humanities and Social Sciences in South Korea: Focusing on Research Environments, Researcher Networks, Researcher Identity, and Research Capacities

Abstract

This research is designed to identify the realities of doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences in South Korea by analyzing an online survey result and FGI conducted for the “Survey and Analysis to Develop Research Capacity of Doctoral Students in Humanities and Social Sciences” in 2022. Further, it analyzed the educational statistics data of South Korea. By comparing metropolitan areas and non-metropolitan areas with key factors such as (1) research environment, (2) researcher network, and (3) researcher identity and research capacities, this research can get a multi-dimensional analysis of the realities of doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences in South Korea.