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How Indigenous Doctoral Students Succeed
Learn from the experiences of a doctoral supervisor working with online students from Indigenous communities.
Categories: Focus Series, Indigenous Methods, MentorSpace, Research Skills, Social Issues, Supervising research, Teaching
Continue ReadingIntercultural Learning: Foundations for Intercultural Research
Intercultural learning can help those researchers prepare to interact with community members, gatekeepers, and participants.
Categories: Focus Series, Indigenous Methods, Students, Supervising research, Teaching, Tools and Resources, Uncategorised
Continue ReadingScience is Shifting Toward Collaboration. So Why Don’t We Teach More Collaboration?
The way that science is done is changing. More and more, research is conducted in collaborative teams, pulling together scientists from a variety of areas of experience and geographic locations. This is particularly true in environmental sciences, where the types of complex, multifaceted issues faced by society can only be addressed by bringing together researchers with multiple perspectives. Across a wide range of fields, there is evidence that multi-authored research is more highly cited, suggesting that this shift in the culture of science is producing novel and exciting results…
Categories: Research, Research Skills, Roles, Students, Supervising research, Teaching
Continue ReadingTips for Faculty Who Mentor Students Who are Working Professionals
Working with adult students or new researchers on your project? These tips might help!
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Continue ReadingResearchers Roles: A Big Picture
Research skills involve more than being about to design and conduct a study.
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Continue ReadingPhD Students Should Prepare for Careers Outside Academia
Those who do finish their PhDs face a highly competitive academic employment market, as the number of annual PhD graduates exceeds the number of available academic openings in all but a few specialized areas of study. Universities are increasingly aware of this imbalance. But their responses are slow and uneven. Our research helps to explain why, and we argue that PhD students must take their own initiative to prepare for diverse career outcomes.
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Continue ReadingWhy did we write Research Design and Methods An Applied Guide for the Scholar-Practitioner?
Research and practice are the focus for December on SAGE MethodSpace, with featured posts from our Mentors in Residence, the co-editors of Research Design and Methods: An Applied Guide for the Scholar-Practitioner. Find the unfolding series of posts through this link. Enter the code SAGE2019 for a discount on your book purchase. Why was this book so important […]
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Continue ReadingResearch Skills that Adult Students/Scholar-Practitioners Need
Doctoral students who are also working professionals design research “on the job.”
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Continue ReadingWelcome Mentors-in-Residence for December
Meet this month’s Mentors-in-Residence.
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