加强机构支持,确保及时完成法学博士学位

IF 0.7 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Jade Lindley, Natalie Skead, M. Montalto
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澳大利亚的哲学博士(“博士”)学生进行至少三年的全日制等效独立研究,以在所选学科内产生创新知识。然而,研究表明,在全球范围内,有一半的注册博士生未能完成学业。对于那些完成学业的人来说,尽管学术里程碑和监督要求的要求越来越高,但许多人需要延长或批准中断他们的候选人资格。虽然吸引和留住在规定时间内完成研究项目的高质量博士生是所有大学的优先事项,但支持澳大利亚各大学及时完成博士论文的项目的可用性是可变的。此外,对于攻读法学博士学位的学生可获得的机构支持项目、选择支持项目的原因,以及这些项目在支持学生成功、及时完成学业方面的有效性,我们所知甚少。在本文中报道的跨澳大利亚大学的研究试图开始缩小这一知识差距。在此过程中,它:1)提供了澳大利亚和国际文献的概述和综合,以实现跨学科的博士学位及时完成;2)介绍了两项调查的结果:一项对在澳大利亚法学院攻读博士学位的学生的看法调查;对澳大利亚16所法学院提供的支持项目进行了调查;3)根据文献和调查结果,探讨如何最好地支持法学博士研究生顺利、及时地完成学业。从这项研究中得出的关键结论与法律博士生和法学院都相关。绝大多数情况下,结果表明,一个合议和沟通主管的重要性不能被夸大。此外,与其他学者(如博士导师)以及他们的博士同龄人进行非正式交流的学生也更有可能完成学业。总的来说,虽然承认个人特征和环境不可避免地影响博士的成功,但我们得出结论,机构层面的支持可能有助于及时完成法律专业。
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Enhancing institutional support to ensure timely PhD completions in law
Doctor of Philosophy (‘PhD’) students in Australia undertake at least three years of full-time equivalent independent research to generate innovative knowledge within their chosen discipline. Research indicates, however, that globally half of all enrolled PhD students fail to complete. For those who do complete, despite the increasing imposition of academic milestones and supervisory requirements, many require an extension or an approved period of interruption of their candidature. While attracting and retaining high-quality PhD students who complete their research project within the required timeframe is an institutional priority for all universities, the availability of programs to support the timely completion of PhD theses across Australian universities, is variable. Moreover, little is known specifically about the institutional support programs available for students undertaking a PhD in law, reasons for adopting chosen support programs, or how effective the programs that are available are in supporting students to successful and timely completions. The research study across select Australian universities reported on in this article sought to begin to close this knowledge gap. In doing so, it: 1) provides an overview and synthesis of the Australian and international literature on achieving timely PhD completions across disciplines; 2) presents the results from two surveys: a perceptions survey of students enrolled in PhD programs at Australian law schools; and a survey of the support programs offered at 16 Australian law schools; and 3) drawing on the conclusions from the literature and survey results, explores how best to support PhD students in law to successful and timely completions. Key conclusions emerged from this study relevant to both law PhD students and law schools. Overwhelmingly, the results indicate that the importance of a collegial and communicative supervisor cannot be overstated. Further, students who engage informally with other academics (such as PhD mentors) as well as their PhD peers are also more likely to complete. Overall, while acknowledging that, inevitably, personal characteristics and circumstances affect PhD success, we conclude that institutional level support may nonetheless contribute to timely completions in law.
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