Susana Pinto (CIDTFF) | In E. Jones, B. Norlin, C. Rönnqvist & K. Sullivan (Eds.), Internationalising the doctoral experience: Models, opportunities and outcomes
Abstract:
The increase of international doctoral students (IDSs) has provoked a rise in studies about challenges of pursuing a doctorate overseas. While diagnosing challenges is important, since they hinder successful international doctoral experiences, it is also essential to acknowledge IDSs’ competence development which favours a reflection concerning higher education internationalization at doctoral level and contributes to ensure PhD programmes are effectively designed to develop diversified competences. In Portugal, HE internationalization has become a major concern and universities have received a growing number of IDSs mainly from the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP).This chapter reports on the learning outcomes acknowledged by IDSs from the CPLP attending a PhD Programme in Education at the University of Aveiro. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eleven IDSs from Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, and East Timor. Results from thematic analysis show that IDSs acknowledge the development of research skills, theoretical and practical knowledge, intercultural competence, professional competences which are directly related to pursuing a doctorate in a cross-cultural context.
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Referência:
Pinto, S. (2024). “Living, studying and researching in a different country is opening your mind to different perspectives”: international doctoral students’ voices on competence development. In E. Jones, B. Norlin, C. Rönnqvist & K. Sullivan (Eds.), Internationalising the doctoral experience: Models, opportunities and outcomes. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Internationalization-of-the-Doctoral-Experience-Models-Opportunities-and-Outcomes/Jones-Norlin-Ronnqvist-Sullivan/p/book/9781032329680
