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Different Perspectives, Different Cultures, Different Places
The Experiences of International and Domestic Students Studying in an Australian University
Series: - The Doctoral Journey in Education, Volume: 2
Volume Editor:
Eight international and four domestic doctoral students share the story of completing their doctoral journey at an Australian university, as well as their experiences of being part of a large collaborative research group that served as a source of support and motivation on their doctoral journey. They share their dreams, hopes, and frustrations of searching, applying, being rejected and finally accepted as a doctoral candidate. International students share their impressions and experiences of being in a new land with a new language and immersing themselves and their families in a distinctly different culture and society. These are the stories of the challenges they encountered and their struggles and successes.
Contributors are: Elizabeth Allotta, Laura Emily Clark, Maria Ejlertsen, Daeul Jeong, Solange Lima, Huifang Liu, Mohammad Tareque Rahman, Umme Salma, Margaret Schuls, Sara Haghighi Siahgorabi, Lauren Thomasse and Tran Le Nghi Tran.
Contributors are: Elizabeth Allotta, Laura Emily Clark, Maria Ejlertsen, Daeul Jeong, Solange Lima, Huifang Liu, Mohammad Tareque Rahman, Umme Salma, Margaret Schuls, Sara Haghighi Siahgorabi, Lauren Thomasse and Tran Le Nghi Tran.
Elizabeth Allotta completed her doctoral study at the University of Queensland, while working as a fulltime teacher. She has authored textbooks and contributed chapters to academic books and journal articles. Her current interests include exploring and sharing stories of lived experience.
"Reading her chapter takes the reader to places one might have never been to. Not only the descriptions but also the lyrical accounts of events add to the overall reading experience. [...] Reading the book has the effect of becoming more interested in both the journey of the contributors and what life in higher education means." Zsófia Vincze, in the
Hungarian Educational Research Journal, 2024
Series Editor’s Foreword: The Doctoral Journey in Education
Brent Bradford
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
Notable Quotes
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: The Doctoral Journey from Different Perspectives
Elizabeth Allotta
1 Sailing through Different Doctorate Programs in a Quest to Make Sense of Learning-By-Doing for School Reform
Solange Lima
2 (Be)longings to Belong in Education and Academia: A Response-Able Doctoral Research Journey
Maria Ejlertsen
3 Mathematics Education Journey: Scary, but Enjoyable
Sara Haghighi Siahgorabi
4 Making the Roller Coaster Ride Gentle: A Short Narrative of My Doctoral Journey
Mohammad Tareque Rahman
5 Rocks Rifted, a Waterfall Flowed: Tracing a Woman’s Doctoral Trek
Umme Salma
6 Juggling the Balls: The Journey of a Resilient Learner
Tran Le Nghi Tran
7 The Dream Came True, the Road Was Bumpy: My Doctoral Journey Leading to the Place Ideal
Huifang Liu
8 An International Doctoral Student’s Diary: The Beginning, the Candidature, and What after
Daeul Jeong
9 What Helps and What Hinders: The Journey from a Novice to a Master
Lauren Thomasse
10 A Stranger in a Familiar Land: A Domestic Student Relocates
Laura Emily Clark
11 And the Doctoral Journey Starts Again…
Elizabeth Allotta
12 What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? A Life-Long Journey of Investigation and Discovery in Theory and Practice
Margaret Schuls
13 Something Bigger, Something Other: A Different Way of Imagining a Collaborative Research Group
Elizabeth Allotta
Contributor Thoughts upon Completion
Afterword
Elizabeth Mackinlay
Glossary
Brent Bradford
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
Notable Quotes
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: The Doctoral Journey from Different Perspectives
Elizabeth Allotta
PART 1: Heading Easterly from South America
1 Sailing through Different Doctorate Programs in a Quest to Make Sense of Learning-By-Doing for School Reform
Solange Lima
2 (Be)longings to Belong in Education and Academia: A Response-Able Doctoral Research Journey
Maria Ejlertsen
3 Mathematics Education Journey: Scary, but Enjoyable
Sara Haghighi Siahgorabi
PART 2: Asian Neighbours
4 Making the Roller Coaster Ride Gentle: A Short Narrative of My Doctoral Journey
Mohammad Tareque Rahman
5 Rocks Rifted, a Waterfall Flowed: Tracing a Woman’s Doctoral Trek
Umme Salma
6 Juggling the Balls: The Journey of a Resilient Learner
Tran Le Nghi Tran
7 The Dream Came True, the Road Was Bumpy: My Doctoral Journey Leading to the Place Ideal
Huifang Liu
8 An International Doctoral Student’s Diary: The Beginning, the Candidature, and What after
Daeul Jeong
PART 3: From across Australia
9 What Helps and What Hinders: The Journey from a Novice to a Master
Lauren Thomasse
10 A Stranger in a Familiar Land: A Domestic Student Relocates
Laura Emily Clark
11 And the Doctoral Journey Starts Again…
Elizabeth Allotta
12 What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? A Life-Long Journey of Investigation and Discovery in Theory and Practice
Margaret Schuls
PART 4: All in Together: Experiences of Working in a Large Collaborative Group
13 Something Bigger, Something Other: A Different Way of Imagining a Collaborative Research Group
Elizabeth Allotta
PART 5: Final Thoughts
Contributor Thoughts upon Completion
Afterword
Elizabeth Mackinlay
Glossary
Institutions offering social science (in particular education and language and cultural studies) postgraduate and doctoral courses; enrolled and prospective doctoral students and supervisors, university graduate schools supporting and assisting international students.