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- Title
Emergence of current European thinking and policies on doctoral education.
- Authors
Kovačević, Melita; Bitušíková, Alexandra; Dagen, Tamara
- Abstract
In today's age of knowledge and technology, societies are changing fast, on both macro and micro levels. Hardly anyone could have predicted several years ago such an acceleration of change and its impact on society, and in particular, on higher education. In Europe as well as globally, higher education has been undergoing many changes for more than two decades. In many countries, the number of higher education institutions has increased, mass education has replaced more elite systems, universities have adopted different agenda, and research has become more competitive. In this new context, doctoral education has also needed to be redefined in order to better respond to societal and academic challenges. Doctoral education—a crucial segment of higher education and the main link between the European Higher Education Area and the European Research Area—has been receiving continuous attention for more than 15 years. This paper provides an overall view on changes in doctoral education in Europe, the background of this change process, and the context that led to these major changes. The main analysis will be presented from a European academic context perspective, but it will also reflect a global perspective. It will provide an analysis of all the milestones and consider the relevant policies and recommendations on the supranational level and their reflection on the national level. While taking the reader on a 15‐year journey of the doctoral education system in Europe, a brief look to the future of doctoral education will be sketched as well.
- Subjects
TECHNOLOGY &; society; MASS instruction; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges; EUROPEAN Higher Education Area; DOCTORAL students; HIGHER education; ADULTS
- Publication
European Journal of Education, 2022, Vol 57, Issue 3, p381
- ISSN
0141-8211
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ejed.12515