Bücher der Reihe Companions for PhD and DPhil Research

Covers issues that the doctoral students need to know about like: what doctoral education means in contemporary practice, forming an identity and knowledge as a doctoral student, the questions which run throughout doctoral practice, becoming a researcher, the skills needed to conduct research, and integrating oneself into a scholarly community.

Accompanying "The Routledge Doctoral Student's Companion", this book examines what it means to be a doctoral student in education and the social sciences, providing a guide for those supervising students. It explores the key role and pedagogical challenges that face supervisors in students' personal development.