Integration into a PhD Program: An Arts-Based Research Approach to Examine the Experiences of Doctoral Students
Integration into a PhD Program: An Arts-Based Research Approach to Examine the Experiences of Doctoral Students
Author(s): İnci Yılmazlı TroutSubject(s): Higher Education , Evaluation research, Sociology of Art
Published by: Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla
Keywords: doctoral experiences; academic integration; social integration; arts-based research;
Summary/Abstract: This article explores the experiences of twelve doctoral students during their processes of integrating into a doctoral program. In this qualitative study, by using a participatory, arts-based research design, twelve participants were asked to create collages and write narratives depicting their collages representative of their integration experiences. The research question this study addressed is the following: how have the students experienced integrating into their doctoral program? The gathered data revealed that academic and social factors play important roles in shaping and impacting the doctoral journey of a student.
Journal: Acta Paedagogica Vilnensia
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 40
- Page Range: 25-41
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English