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To evaluate the effectiveness of three reflective data collection tools in fostering reflexivity and critical awareness of emerging academic identities among doctoral students.

August 1, 2013The International Journal for Academic Development

Tools for reflection on the academic identities of doctoral students

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PAPatrick AlexanderOxford Brookes University SHSusan Harris‐HuemmertLudwigsburg University of Education LMLynn McAlpineUniversity of Oxford

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Longitudinal qualitative study reveals reflective tools facilitate academic identity formation in doctoral students, highlighting methods to improve institutional researcher support.

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To evaluate the effectiveness of three reflective data collection tools in fostering reflexivity and critical awareness of emerging academic identities among doctoral students.
Conducted a longitudinal qualitative study across three research-intensive British universities examining social science doctoral students as they progressed through their degrees.
Implemented three reflective tools: weekly logs, qualitative interviews, and an interactive card-sorting activity.
Facilitated two professional development workshops with academic developers to evaluate the institutional utility of these tools.
Weekly logs, interviews, and card-sorting exercises actively engaged doctoral students in critically evaluating their evolving scholarly identities and professional roles.
Academic developers successfully adapted these tools in workshop settings to assess doctoral student support needs and refine graduate development programs.

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Alexander et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a09ddf44db7968590519b29 https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144x.2013.817333

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Longitudinal qualitative study reveals reflective tools facilitate academic identity formation in doctoral students, highlighting methods to improve institutional researcher support.

Tools for reflection on the academic identities of doctoral students

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Tools for reflection on the academic identities of doctoral students

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