Experiences of International PhD Students in Denmark as Quest Stories

Tijana Maksimovic; Sofie Kobayashi

Experiences of International PhD Students in Denmark as Quest Stories

Department of Science Education

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Abstract

This article explores how the metaphor of quest can be used to conceptualise PhD experience and be employed in PhD supervision practice. As part of a small-scale study of the PhD experience of international students in Denmark, whose numbers have significantly increased in recent years, we conducted narrative interviews with nine doctoral students. They were asked to select and describe up to five photographs that represent what they will remember about their PhDs. These narratives were first analysed inductively and then deductively organised using the quest metaphor. The findings indicate that the quest metaphor can capture the complexity of the PhD experience and provide a starting point for discussion. However, it also presents certain limitations, so one direction for future studies might be to combine ‘quest’ with other metaphors.

Original language	English
Journal	Dansk universitetspædagogisk tidsskrift [online]
Volume	24
Pages (from-to)	69-81
Number of pages	12
ISSN	1901-5089
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2018

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