Transdisciplinary qualities in practice doctorates
Article
Costley, C. and Pizzolato, N. 2018. Transdisciplinary qualities in practice doctorates. Studies in Continuing Education. 40 (1), pp. 30-45. https://doi.org/10.1080/0158037X.2017.1394287
Type | Article |
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Title | Transdisciplinary qualities in practice doctorates |
Authors | Costley, C. and Pizzolato, N. |
Abstract | Doctoral programmes in which candidates research their own practice can be characterised as having transdisciplinary (TD) qualities. While most of the emphasis in the literature and in policy on TD is on research in teams, we argue for an expansion of the scope in the conception and understanding of TD research to include the way it can be articulated and assessed in practice-led and practice-based doctorates. In this sense, it is worth exploring instances of doctoral programmes that potentially allow doctoral researchers to undertake projects that have TD qualities. In these doctoral projects, researchers draw from a variety of perspectives, for example from their work practices, the theorisation of those practices, experiential learning, multiple disciplinary knowledge and approaches as well as communications and networking with appropriate stakeholders. Drawing from previous scholarship of TD in other fields we analyse and evaluate the TD qualities of a particular doctoral programme. This analysis reveals a set of qualities recognised by the literature as TD and relevant to doctoral researchers: Researching collaboratively with stakeholders; Diversity of disciplinary expertise and assessment criteria; Integration of different methodologies; Situating the research in multiple contexts; Impact on the ‘situation’ through novel procedures or products; Ethics and the importance of trust; Reflection/reflexivity. The paper posits a convergence between practice doctorates and TD research and demonstrates how TD qualities help doctoral candidates to situate their research at the interface between academia and their professional work and develop projects that have creative and beneficial relevance for practice. |
Keywords | Practice-based doctorate; transdisciplinarity; doctoral research; curriculum design |
Research Group | Work and Learning Research Centre |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Journal | Studies in Continuing Education |
ISSN | 0158-037X |
Electronic | 1470-126X |
Publication dates | |
Online | 04 Nov 2017 |
02 Jan 2018 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 07 Nov 2017 |
Accepted | 15 Oct 2017 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Copyright Statement | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Studies in Continuing Education on 04/11/2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/0158037X.2017.1394287 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/0158037X.2017.1394287 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85032812710 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:000423403800003 |
Language | English |
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