Navigating the doctoral programme: A journey metaphor in heutagogical context

Title

Navigating the doctoral programme: A journey metaphor in heutagogical context

Creator

Elangovan N.; Nair S.

Description

The journey towards a doctoral degree, the highest academic degree, is challenging. It is a journey full of emotions and experiences that provides a feeling of achievement and fulfilment. The doctoral research process is sometimes overwhelming, and scholars are lost in the wilderness of the activities. Navigating a social science doctoral programme, including the business and management streams, requires understanding the pathways and the nuances. This paper presents metaphors of the doctoral journey that helps scholars in developing a better mindset and plan an enriching journey. The methodology used is a qualitative-conceptual metaphor analysis. The study considers the heutagogical framework and develops analogies from the travel and tour domain and applies it to the doctoral programme. The paper compares self-guided tours, Driver Vs Passenger, Roller coaster, pilgrimage model and self-experience that the scholars need to take up in their doctoral journey 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved.

Source

Social Innovations in Education, Environment, and Healthcare, pp. 63-85.

Date

2024-01-01

Publisher

IGI Global

Coverage

Elangovan N., Christ University, India; Nair S., Christ University, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISBN: 979-836932570-4; 979-836932569-8

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-2569-8.ch004

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