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Emerging from personal experience and empirical research, this book is a key companion text for doctoral students from a range of research fields and geographical contexts who are undertaking off-campus, hybrid, and remote pathways.
List of contents
1. Introduction 2. Beginning work: Deciding to study at a distance and getting off to a flying start 3. Outer work: Organising life, time, and space for distance doctoral research 4. Juggling work: Distance, research, employment, family, and care responsibilities 5. Inner work: Identity, perspective, and wellbeing for distance doctoral researchers 6. Supervision work: Communicating, learning, and connecting via distance 7. Connection work: Accessing research culture, development, and support communities at a distance 8. Unexpected work: Coping with changes and challenges on the distance journey 9. Final thoughts
About the author
Katrina McChesney is a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Waikato in New Zealand.
James Burford is an Associate Professor of Global Education and International Development in the Department of Education Studies at the University of Warwick, UK.
Liezel Frick is a Professor of Education in the Department of Curriculum Studies and vice-dean for research and postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
Tseen Khoo is Co-Founder of The Research Whisperer and a Senior Lecturer in Research Education and Development at La Trobe University, Australia.
Summary
Emerging from personal experience and empirical research, this book is a key companion text for doctoral students from a range of research fields and geographical contexts who are undertaking off-campus, hybrid, and remote pathways.
