Employability development in the context of doctoral studies: systemic tensions and the views of key stakeholders

Elena Golovushkina; Colin Milligan

doi:10.1111/ijtd.12009

Employability development in the context of doctoral studies: systemic tensions and the views of key stakeholders

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Abstract

Although the employability of doctoral candidates has been a topic of much discussion, the views of key institutional stakeholders on the subject are little understood. In order to address this gap, this study explores the perceptions of doctoral candidates, supervisors and researcher developers through semi-structured interviews. This small-scale exploratory study adopted activity theory as an analytical lens in order to explore the key components of the employability development process and the tensions that might arise as a result of their interaction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	194–209
Number of pages	16
Journal	International Journal of Training and Development
Volume	17
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ijtd.12009
Publication status	Accepted/In press - Sep 2013

Keywords

employability
graduates
doctoral studies

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