Critical Doctoral Education?

In: Warring , N 2019 , ' Critical Doctoral Education? ' , Paper presented at Conference Critical Edge Alliance 2019 , New York , United States , 06/06/2019 - 08/06/2019 .

Abstract

Critical doctoral education? Crossing boundaries between different types of knowledge, different formal positions and institutional settings, and between political action and analytical reflection. The amount of graduating doctoral students have grown significantly over the last decades. PhD's are increasingly being employed in many types of jobs in various sectors. For many universities doctoral education is an important strategic investment and a way of both recruiting talented researchers and of engaging with external partners in private and public organisations. Doctoral education is organised differently at universities, regulated by national laws and international standards. Also, whether and how doctoral education is practiced in line with the universities' pedagogical traditions for bachelor- and master education varies. For universities like the CEA partners that "focus upon student-centered learning, critical thinking, interdisciplinary teaching and research, and social engagement" it is relevant to reflect on how these traditions and ambitions are met in doctoral education.