TY - JOUR
T1 - Strategising PhD supervision in Ukrainian higher education
AU - Hladchenko, Myroslava
N1 - Funding Information:
Another interviewee also mentions constraints that complicate research in general and supervision in particular. Firstly, he states a gap between the organisation of research at the state level and the needs of Ukrainian society and economy. A transparent mechanism of output-oriented competitive state funding for research appears to be missing while publicly funded research projects are strictly regulated by the education ministry, with a focus on the research process rather than the outcomes. As such, there is no control over the results of research projects funded by the education ministry. Secondly, the interviewee states that the senior managers of university do not provide the support to handle the administrative issues related to research:
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Regarding the organisational level, the findings indicate that the university also sustains means–ends decoupling which results in cultural complexity for PhD supervisors. Cultural complexity occurs due to the lack of research facilities and the support from the senior managers of the university.
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PY - 2023/12
Y1 - 2023/12
N2 - This article explores the implications of the national, organisational and individual cultural dimensions for the strategies of PhD supervisors. The intended outcome of PhD supervision is considered to be a doctoral graduate with advanced research skills as well as an original contribution to knowledge production. Data emanate from the interviews with 12 doctoral supervisors from several disciplines affiliated with one of the leading Ukrainian universities. The PhD supervisors were interviewed in April-June 2018. The study findings indicate that, firstly, institutional and cultural complexities which refer to the lack of favourable conditions for doctoral supervision hinder PhD supervisors from achieving the intended outcome. Secondly, the strategic goals and adopted courses of action of PhD supervisors also depend on their values, beliefs, knowledge and skills and if they are unrelated to the intented outcome of PhD supervision it hinders the PhD candidates from acquiring advanced research skills as well as making an original contribution to knowledge production.
AB - This article explores the implications of the national, organisational and individual cultural dimensions for the strategies of PhD supervisors. The intended outcome of PhD supervision is considered to be a doctoral graduate with advanced research skills as well as an original contribution to knowledge production. Data emanate from the interviews with 12 doctoral supervisors from several disciplines affiliated with one of the leading Ukrainian universities. The PhD supervisors were interviewed in April-June 2018. The study findings indicate that, firstly, institutional and cultural complexities which refer to the lack of favourable conditions for doctoral supervision hinder PhD supervisors from achieving the intended outcome. Secondly, the strategic goals and adopted courses of action of PhD supervisors also depend on their values, beliefs, knowledge and skills and if they are unrelated to the intented outcome of PhD supervision it hinders the PhD candidates from acquiring advanced research skills as well as making an original contribution to knowledge production.
KW - Cultural complexity
KW - Institutional complexity
KW - Mean–ends decoupling
KW - PhD supervision
KW - Ukraine
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85147561754&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11233-023-09117-y
DO - 10.1007/s11233-023-09117-y
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85147561754
SN - 1358-3883
VL - 29
JO - Tertiary education and management
JF - Tertiary education and management
ER -