The doctoral advisor is a vital component of a student’s doctoral experience. While much of the literature focuses on the student’s perception of the advisor, Barnes and Austin (2009) examined what doctoral advisors believe to be their function in the doctoral process. The authors goal with this study was to “address a gap in the literature” (Barnes and Austin, 2009, p. 298) by offering insight into what advisors view as their responsibilities to their students. The findings presented in this article can provide invaluable advice and guidance to doctoral students, as well practitioners and advisors’ trainers.
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Related Literature Based on literature about doctoral advising, Barnes and Austin (2009) broke the information “into three primary thematic areas—influences on advising, advising practices, and outcomes” (p. 299). From the literature, they concluded that there are many factors, such as personality or research interests, that impact how an advisor engages
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They conducted “one-on-one, open-ended, in-depth qualitative interviews designed to explore advisors’ perspectives” (Barnes and Austin, 2009, p. 302) with 25 doctoral advisors from a public, research-focused university. Advisors from natural sciences, social sciences, and education were invited to participate based on their “exemplary advisor” status. Exemplary “was defined as a faculty member who has been one of the tool produces of Ph.D. students in his or her department over a five-year period” (Barnes and Austin, 2009, p. 303). During interviews, participants were asked the questions which were intended to help the authors understand the advisors’________________________. Interviews were recorded and transcribed. The data was divided first into themes, next into thematic categories, then subcategories and finally placed into thematic matrixes through open coding and axial coding (Barnes and Austin,
One being that the Scholar-Practitioner is located at the end of the continuum. This displays that the Scholar-Practitioner is the ideal level. McClintock states “Scholar Practitioners are committed to the well-being of clients and colleagues, to learning new ways of being effective, and to conceptualizing their work in relation to broader organizational, community, political, and cultural contexts.” From McClintock’s model, the Scholar-Practitioner is described as a scholar who has an intimate understanding of their specialty and are able to apply their knowledge in several ways. Capella’s Learning Model also differentiates the Scholar-Practitioner and describing them in that same fashion. The Capella’s Learning Model provides in depth examples of a Doctoral-Level (Scholar-Practitioner) assignment. In the assignment, terms such as extract and evaluate, demonstrate the higher level thinking required as a Scholar-Practitioner. Bloom’s Taxonomy also identifies terms such as evaluate and create as higher thinking processes. An expert, the Scholar-Practitioner, is able to put together information in innovative ways and think outside of the box, versus recalling information. Both the Capella Learning Model and McClintock’s Scholar-Practitioner Model support the idea of the Scholar-Practitioner being a researcher who is highly skilled and able to apply their knowledge in unique
Learning can occur by design, through study or instruction, or unintentionally simply through experience (Driscoll, 2015). Capella University graduate programs build from the reflective-practitioner model to the practitioner-scholar methodology of learning. All U.S graduate degree programs are designed by faculty experts in their fields and involve advanced, focused study in a scholarly experience that goes beyond the bachelor’s degree. According to Gullahorn (2004), Students' active involvement in the learning and discovery process is promoted by faculty mentoring and frequent interaction between faculty and students as well as among students in structured and informal settings. Together, the faculty and students form a graduate community of scholars that enhances learning and discovery as well as personal growth and professional socialization (p. 204 – 207).
Did you know tobacco and alcohol use cause over 475,000 deaths in the U.S. annually? To assist young people in avoiding these harmful behaviors, the D.A.R.E. program enhances the knowledge and awareness of the hazards regarding dangerous substances throughout a ten week program. The acronym D.A.R.E. stands for drugs, abuse, resistance, and education. D.A.R.E. ensures the safety of adolescents in various situations and instills beneficial strategies, techniques, and tips to aid young people in making responsible decisions.
a doctoral journey can be a long process, with many benchmarks for the students' dissertation to satisfy. Many students have left dissertations in progress and unfinished, because job and familiy committments have been a higher priority.
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As time progresses in both Lord Of the Flies and “I Only Came To Use the Phone”, the characters show definite sings of savagery. The authors of these stories show the change from civilization and reduction to the characters’ basic, primitive nature. In the beginning of Lord Of the Flies, the young boys are deserted on an island due to their plane crashing. Once on the island, they find each other and begin to assemble. They come together as a big group and elect a leader. There are other boys in charge of certain tasks that need to be accomplished. A conch shell found on the beach is used as a way to call a meeting. This reaction to sudden change shows an instinct in humans that, when something goes wrong, people try to keep as normal of a schedule as possible. The boys use this make-shift kind of government because they realize that they need some type of structure in their lives.
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This is the first point in my study that I have formally attempted to answer this question although it has guided my methodology. I consider that it is due to the early recall and examination of my educational experiences that I am beginning to understand my journey on a personal level prior to senior leadership. Through the periods where I have stepped aside to consider existing literature I have learned to understand a great deal about my experiences that I believe will help me to understand my practice.
A void was identified in the criminal justice system, for an independent organisation to oversee the prosecution of offences. The previous system proved to be inconsistent as it allowed police forces to investigate and prosecute cases independently. The Royal Commission on Criminal Procedure created CPS through the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985. As head of the CPS, the DPP’s primary role is to ensure a fair and just legal process by deciding whether to take over an institute proceeding in accordance with the prosecution code. The DPP’s policies are continuously challenged and adapted when needed, as evidenced by the Supreme Court in the case R (Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice [2014].
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