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UKCGS Conference, Oxford March 31,2015Sami Kollanus
University of Jyväskylä, Finland
FROM WEAK MOTIVATION TO GRADUATION - FOUR
UNEXPECTED STORIES
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UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ University of Jyväskylä
1863 Jyväskylä Teacher Seminary
Multidisciplinary - 7 faculties
15,000 students
staff 2,600
London
Paris
MadridRome
Athens
FINLAND
Jyväskylä
Berlin
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Case unit
Finnish doctoral education– Free, no tuition fees– Unlimited studying time– Flexible study structures
Faculty of information Technology– 180 doctoral students– 30 % women, 25 % international– Relatively young and fast graduates
Participants: Full time & Finnish students
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Research data
30 interviews – 26 in different phases in their studies– 4 recently graduated doctors
Follow-up 3 years after the interviews
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No/slow progress
Expected progress
Weak orientation&
progress (n = 5)
Semi-orientation&
progress (n = 4)
Strong orientation&
Progress (n = 6)
Weak orientation&
No/slow progress (n = 5)
Semi-orientation&
No/slow progress (n = 7)
Strong orientation&
No/slow progress (n = 3)
Orientation & progress
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No/slow progress
Expected progress
Semi-orientation&
progress (n = 4)
Strong orientation&
Progress (n = 6)
Weak orientation&
No/slow progress (n = 5)
Semi-orientation&
No/slow progress (n = 7)
Strong orientation&
No/slow progress (n = 3)
Orientation & progress
Weak orientation&
progress (n = 5)
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Factors in successful doctoral path
Student:– Talented, intelligent, intellectually able – Proper motivation– Instrumental value of PhD for career plans– Physical and emotional stamina– Focused, self-directed– Social relatedness: Integrated with peers and faculty members– Personal issues: family situation, health– Earlier grades?
Department– Supervising/advising– Financial support– Faculty attrition– Departmental politics
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#1 Annie
Industry -> employment in a research project No plan for doctoral studies The department expected PhD studies Worked alone - didn’t feel getting support from the
supervisor(s) or the project team Didn’t see PhD providing much value for the future
career
”I just do my work here”
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… #1 Annie
New supervisor Career change to industry -> one important meeting:
– ”I didn’t understand how much I had already done”– Motivation to finish the uncompleted degree (individual
challenge + uncompleted task)
short leaves from the work in industry to finish the doctoral thesis (change for fun)
Graduated in ~5 years
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#2 Jim
Long path to M.Sc. Didn’t plan doctoral studies Work as a teaching assistant The department expected doctoral studies Found high intrinsic motivation to research Very little support form the supervisor Jim: ”independent learning process”
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… #2 Jim
A lot of teaching responsibilities PhD needed for an academic position Challenging research topic
– A lot of independent learning– Difficulties in the evaluation process
Graduated in ~6 years
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#3 Peter
Was asked to work for a research project during master’s studies (pretty technical work)
Master’s thesis in the project Wasn’t so much into research
– More practically oriented– Writing was challenging – Questioned meaning of the PhD
Continued (as a PhD student) in the research group after M.Sc. -> no actual plan for PhD
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… #3 Peter
Wrote several articles with the research group Career change to industry Graduated in ~5 years
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#4 Dan
Master’s thesis in a research project Planned industrial career Random contact to the university through a
company -> work in a research project PhD studies for professional development Supervision worked pretty well Got more interested in research during the doctoral
path Graduated in 4 years
Ei niin itsenäinen, mutta tunnollinen
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Factor #1 Annie #2 Jim #3 Peter #4 Dan
Supervision Semi Weak Weak StrongInitial motivation Weak Weak Weak WeakPhD -> career plans
Weak Strong Weak Semi
Faculty attrition Weak
Peer support Weak Weak Strong WeakResearch environment
Strong Weak Strong Weak
Self-directed Strong Strong Weak Weak
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Conclusion
Key factors in successful doctoral path are individual Even one strength among several weak factors may
enable successful graduation So what?
– How could we take this into account in doctoral education?– Is there a useful way to identify individual differences in the
beginning of the studies (or even in application stage)?– Is this even a relevant question in doctoral education? Do
we even want this kind of students or only the students with ambitious aims for an academic career?
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