e-Pedagogium 2014, 14(2):69-81 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2014.019

The Role of Doctoral Study in the Professional Path of Academics

Yanyan Li, Jana Poláchová Vašťatková
Mgr. Yanyan Li, doc. PhDr. Jana Poláchová Vašťatková, Institute of Education and Social Studies, Faculty of Education, Palacký University, Žižkovo nám. 5, 771 40 Olomouc, E-mail: liyanyan.up@gmail.com; jana.polachova@upol.cz

To prepare the next generation of academics is considered the primary function of doctoral education. This study attempts to identify the role of doctoral study on the path of academics. The data were collected by the in-depth interview of Ph.D. graduates who had achieved their doctor degree of education successfully at Palacký University Olomouc in the past decade. The life stories of seven interviewees were included in analyzing by coding process. Six categories were generalized under three themes based on the grounded theory.

Keywords: doctoral study of education, professional path, Ph.D. graduates, life stories, grounded theory

Published: April 1, 2014  Show citation

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Li, Y., & Poláchová Vašťatková, J. (2014). The Role of Doctoral Study in the Professional Path of Academics. e-Pedagogium, 14(2), 69-81. doi: 10.5507/epd.2014.019
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