出版社：Australian Institutes for Educational Research
摘要：Research competencies are pertinent to academic researchers. Due to increasinglydemanding work situations, academic researchers are forced to rapidly developcompetencies in both qualitative and quantitative research. However, studies on howdoctoral candidates develop competencies to complete their PhD theses are limited. Thisstudy, therefore, examines the types of learning method including the processes anddrivers of learning among academics, who have successfully employed qualitativemethodologies in their doctoral research. We used the perspectives of learning theories,doctoral education processes and network perspective as the study’s conceptualframework. We employed a qualitative design comprising in-depth interviews with tenresearchers in the field of management. The findings suggest that researchers learnqualitative methodologies through both formal and informal methods of learning. Selfstudy,guidance from supervisor and network support which are closely tied to one’s ownself-reflection contribute to the successful application of qualitative methodology indoctoral research.
