The Role of the Professional Doctorate in Developing Professional Practice in STEM Subjects

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Author(s): Peter Smith (University of Sunderland, UK), John Fulton (University of Sunderland, UK), Alastair Irons (University of Sunderland, UK)and Gail Sanders (University of Sunderland, UK)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 16
Source title: Innovative Professional Development Methods and Strategies for STEM Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Kenan Dikilitaş (Hasan Kalyoncu University, Turkey)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9471-2.ch001

Keywords: Education / Higher Education / Information Science Reference / STEM Education

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This chapter presents a study into the impact of the professional doctorate as a learning opportunity for STEM professionals including engineers, pharmacists, nurses, STEM teachers, healthcare professionals, and computing professionals. The professional doctorate is a relatively new approach to doctoral study, which has much to offer to STEM. This form of doctoral study encourages the candidate to undertake project work which is based in, and contributes to, their professional practice. The candidates are experienced practitioners, who wish to raise their practice to doctoral level. This chapter presents a mixed methods study, which has collected and analyzed quantitative data obtained from a survey, qualitative data obtained from focus group sessions, and in-depth narrative accounts. Analysis of these data revealed a number of themes including the importance of trans-professional working, reflection, and development of “authentic” professional voice.

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