The Doctoral Journey

Educationalist Perspectives

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Volume Editor:
Brent Bradford
Earning a doctorate can be a daunting, yet rewarding, venture; the doctoral journey can include immeasurable sacrifice (e.g., health, family, finances). This edited volume—a collective narrative—comprises diverse educationalist perspectives from scholars who have successfully navigated the doctoral journey. Clearly articulated throughout this collective narrative, there are innumerable ways to complete the doctoral journey; the laborious journey is not a linear process but rather a lattice of ever-evolving professional and personal relationships, experiences, perspectives, and insights. Personal accounts of resilience and growth serve as sources of inspiration while offering sage advice, genuine insights, and significant analyses—all seamlessly connected.

Contributors are: Laurie Hill, Makie Kortjass, Michael Paul Lukie, Ntokozo Mkhize-Mthembu, David G. Ngatia, Heather Raymond, Alessandra Romano, Pearl Subban, Kathy Toogood and Barbara van Ingen.
Copyright Year:
2024
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Brent Bradford, PhD (2015, University of Alberta), is Associate Professor at Concordia University of Edmonton, Canada. Dr. Bradford has published and presented extensively in the field of education, and is Series Editor of The Doctoral Journey in Education (Brill).
"Brent Bradford’s collection of narratives, The Doctoral Journey: Educationalist Perspectives, offers a powerful lens into [the pursuit of a doctoral degree], revealing the balance between personal trials and professional growth in the quest for a terminal degree. These stories provide a rare glimpse into the lived experiences of doctoral candidates, exposing the challenges they overcome, the motivations that drive them, and the personal transformations they undergo. The reader will gain invaluable insights into the realities of the doctoral journey, making it a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the depths of academic achievement." – Teresa Holden, University of Windsor, in [Canadian journal of Higher Education] 55/2 (2025)
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Notes on Contributors

Introduction: Exploring the Doctoral Journey in Education
 Brent Bradford

PART 1: The Doctorate: A Vehicle for Opportunity

1 The Doctoral Journey: From the Classroom to Academe
 Heather Raymond

PART 2: Beyond Completion

2 The Transformative Journey of the Doctoral Program: Multiple Pathways to Construct Professional Identity
 Alessandra Romano

3 The Doctoral Journey: The Rewards of Liminality
 Laurie Hill

PART 3: Journeys Revealed

4 Navigating the Doctoral Journey through a Phenomenographic Study: A Narrative from a High School Physics Teacher Transitioning to an Assistant Professor in Science Education
 Michael Paul Lukie

5 Staying Afloat When the Current Keeps Pulling Me Under: A South African Teacher Educator’s Journey towards a Doctoral Degree
 Makie Kortjass

6 The Challenging Doctoral Journey of a Kenyan Science Educator
 David G. Ngatia

7 Creative Nostalgia: Finding Myself through Self-Study Doctoral Research
 Ntokozo Mkhize-Mthembu

8 My Doctoral Journey: One Step at a Time
 Barbara van Ingen

PART 4: The Journey of an Educator’s Awakening

9 Embracing My Knowing: A Feminist Journey of Intellectual and Spiritual Awakening
 Kathy Toogood

PART 5: Final Thoughts

Final Thoughts

Afterword
 Pearl Subban
This edited volume will be of immediate interest to academic institutions, academic libraries, doctorate program specialists, graduate and post-graduate students, educational practitioners, and individuals and scholars interested in the 'doctoral journey in education'.
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Publisher:
Brill
Language:
English
Pages:
xviii, 161 pp.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004700154

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