Preparing Doctoral Students for Promising Careers in a Changing Context: Implications for Supervision, Institutional Planning, and Cross-Institutional Opportunities

As demand for higher education expands in many countries, there is an increasing need for excellent, dedicated and well-prepared academic staff. At the same time, Governments want higher education institutions to produce graduates who can fulfill workplace needs and who have the knowledge and skills to contribute to overall societal well-being. Doctoral education plays a critically important role in preparing the next generation of academics who have the capacity to engage in the teaching and research missions of higher education institutions. 

Doctoral programs also produce graduates who enter other arenas of work where scholarly professionals are needed. Ensuring that doctoral graduates are well-prepared for their future roles and responsibilities is a concern of institutional leaders and academic staff, particularly doctoral supervisors. This chapter considers the preparation of doctoral students, with particular consideration of the competencies (abilities, skills and values) they need to develop to be successful in their future work as scholars, teachers and researchers.

Austin, A. (2011)

Preparing Doctoral Students for Promising Careers in a Changing Context: Implications for Supervision, Institutional Planning, and Cross-Institutional Opportunities.
In .Kumar and A. Lee (eds.) Doctoral Education in International Context: Connecting Local, Regional and GlobalPerspectives. Malaysia, Universiti Putra Malaysia Press: 1–18