The PhD Experience in African Higher Education

Herausgeber: Mashayamombe, John; Wenkosi, Umbuso; Murambadoro, Ruth

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides insights on the state of higher education in Africa, focusing on South Africa, the hub for doctoral training. It depicts the competing realities shaping the doctoral process and the resulting learning outcomes for African students pursuing studies in the fields of humanities and social sciences.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9781793645371
• ISBN-10: 179364537X
• Artikelnr.: 64051703

Autorenporträt

Ruth Murambadoro is a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Feminist Research at York University. John Mashayamombe is a researcher of sociology at Nelson Mandela University. uMbuso weNkosi is a postdoctoral fellow at the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: To be PhDeeing
uMbuso weNkosi, Ruth Murambadoro, and John Mashayamombe
Chapter 1: Cracking the PhD Code: An Epistemological Lens on the Oddments
of The PhD Journey
Quatro Mgogo
Chapter 2: Doing Research in the Periphery: Reflections from the Field
Sandla Nomvete
Chapter 3: Writing in Mines: Negotiating Fieldwork Access and Complexities
in Doctoral Research Training
John Mashayamombe
Chapter 4: The Ethical Subject and the Face of the Other
uMbuso weNkosi
Chapter 5: 'Analysis Paralyses' and Finding my Own Voice
Phuti Sepuru
Chapter 6: Exploring Beyond the Social Milieu
Mpho Mmadi
Chapter 7: Soldier and Psychologist By 'Day' and PhD Student By 'Night'
Danille Arendse
Chapter 8: Long March to PhD: Becoming a Doctor as An International Student
in South Africa
Saint Jose Camille Inaka
Chapter 9: Journeying Unchartered Territory to Master the Craft of
Knowledge Production
Ruth Murambadoro
Conclusion: The Future of Humanities and Social Sciences Doctoral Studies
in South Africa and Africa
John Mashayamombe, Ruth Murambadoro, and uMbuso weNkosi
Index
About the Editors and Contributors