A1 Journal article (refereed)
The spatiotemporal dimension of doctoral education : a way forward (2021)
Aarnikoivu, M. (2021). The spatiotemporal dimension of doctoral education : a way forward. Studies in Higher Education, 46(11), 2431-2443. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2020.1723530
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Aarnikoivu, Melina
Journal or series: Studies in Higher Education
ISSN: 0307-5079
eISSN: 1470-174X
Publication year: 2021
Volume: 46
Issue number: 11
Pages range: 2431-2443
Publisher: Routledge
Publication country: United Kingdom
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2020.1723530
Publication open access: Not open
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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/67794
Abstract
For an individual doctoral student, doctoral education happens in multiple spaces across a considerable amount of time. However, the existing literature and conceptualisations of doctoral education do not adequately address the spatiotemporal dimension related to it. By using the concept of scales, this article examines how the social action of doing doctoral studies is affected by space and time. As a mode of inquiry, I use nexus analysis, which allows the analyst to spotlight issues that routinely go unnoticed by scholars, policy-makers but also doctoral students themselves. Based on the analysis, I argue that to theorise doctoral education further, its spatiotemporal dimension has to be examined more closely and considered more seriously than is currently being done by higher education scholars.
Keywords: doctoral education; social relations; space; time
Free keywords: doctoral education; nexus analysis; scales; social action; space; time
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Reporting Year: 2021
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