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Category Archives: ‘mature’ doctoral researcher
unlearning who you are and what you know? starting the doctorate
No-one arrives at a doctorate as a blank slate. Everyone brings with them particular histories – we have life experiences and personal pathways which are classed, raced, gendered; work experiences and sometimes long professional careers; as well as educational histories. … Continue reading
Starting a part-time doctorate? Three top tips
This is a guest post by Dr @jonrainford. Jon works on the margins between academic and professional services. He is currently a freelance researcher and part-time lecturer, working with academics to develop their use of digital pedagogy. Doing a doctorate later … Continue reading
when you’re older than your professors
This is a guest post from Dr Noelle Sterne. Noelle runs a coaching and editing practice and in 2015 published Challenges in Writing Your Dissertation: Coping With the Emotional, Interpersonal, and Spiritual Struggles. Marlene was one of the brightest … Continue reading
professional doctorates – what are they good for?
People often ask me about the professional doctorate, what it’s about and whether it’s worth doing. Here’s the beginning of an answer to that very big question… I need to come clean about my own prejudice about professional doctorates first … Continue reading
let’s hear it for the ‘mature’ doctoral researcher
I was a late academic starter. Or perhaps I should say that my academic path was interrupted by well over two decades of professional work, and a life. I’m not the only one. I find lots of people with similar … Continue reading
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