Doctoral education in the biomedical sciences

An analysis of reported motivational orientation in students undertaking doctoral studies in the biomedical sciences

BACKGROUND As the source of a sizeable percentage of research output and the future arbiters of science policy, practice and direction, doctoral (Ph.D.) students represent a key demographic in the biomedical research community. Despite this, doctoral learning in the biomedical sciences has, to date, received little research attention. METHODS In the present study we aimed to qualitatively des...

Doctoral education in China

Doctorate holders represent a crucial human resource for research and innovation. As a site for the production of new knowledge and new knowledge making practices, doctoral education has recently become ‘a matter of increasing interest and concern’ in many parts of the world (Lee & Green, 1995, p. 2), as a consequence of educational reforms. In China, postgraduate education is a borrowed concep...

Biomedical Sciences

Biomedical Sciences

Biomedical Sciences