Postdoctoral Study: Bridging the Gap to Independent Scientist Career Trajectory In Nursing

Postdoctoral Study: Bridging the Gap to Independent Scientist Career Trajectory In Nursing

Bridging the Gap to Independent Scientist Career Trajectory In Nursing In the USA, postdoctoral preparation has developed over the past approximately 100 years in response to the need for additional research training (American Association of Universities [AAU], 1998). The Johns Hopkins University initiated postdoctoral preparation shortly after its founding in 1876 and the Rockefeller Foundation … Read more

Models of International Exchange for Doctoral Students and Faculty: Self Funded Model

Models of International Exchange for Doctoral Students and Faculty: Independent Models

Models of International Exchange for Doctoral Students and Faculty Models of international exchange for doctoral students and faculty include programs that allow for research collaboration, joint degrees, and short-term and long-term mobility. International exchange models for doctoral students and faculty include research collaboration, joint degrees, and short-term and long-term mobility. Self Funded Model Four Country … Read more

Models of International Exchange for Doctoral Students and Faculty: Independent Models

Models of International Exchange for Doctoral Students and Faculty: Independent Models

Independent Models Harkness Fellowship in Healthcare Policy Each year the Commonwealth Fund, New York, supports ten Harkness fellows to study for one year in the USA. The competition is open to the UK, Australia and New Zealand. In the main, these are postdoctoral fellowships and focus on any aspect of healthcare policy. They provide a … Read more

Models of International Exchange for Doctoral Students and Faculty: Government Funded Model

Models of International Exchange for Doctoral Students and Faculty: Government Funded Model

Government Funded Model EU–USA Exchange Programs Each year the European Union (EU) in Brussels, Belgium, and the United States Department of Education in Washington, USA, fund collaborative projects. Several of these have been and continue to be focused on nursing. Normally, the projects have a three-year lifespan and on the EU side of the project … Read more

Models of International Exchange for Doctoral Students and Faculty

Models of International Exchange for Doctoral Students and Faculty

The Models of International Exchange for Doctoral Students and Faculty Models of international exchange for doctoral students and faculty include programs that allow for teaching, research, and study abroad. These programs can help improve collaboration and professional development. It is a truism, but the oft-repeated phrase ‘the world is getting smaller’ is an accurate reflection … Read more

Emergent Forms Of Doctoral Education In Nursing: By Portfolios and Distant Education Challenges and Advantages

Emergent Forms Of Doctoral Education In Nursing: By Portfolios and Distant Education Challenges and Advantages

Doctorates by Portfolio In Nursing Education As already indicated earlier in the topic, the professional doctorate has emerged as an alternative to the PhD to provide professionals with leadership and advanced skills to solve problems that are directly relevant to their professions and practice. The question then arises regarding the most appropriate format to achieve … Read more

Emergent Forms Of Doctoral Education In Nursing: Exams by Publication Challenges and Advantages

Emergent Forms Of Doctoral Education In Nursing: Exams by Publication Challenges and Advantages

Examination Process of Thesis by Publication Emergent Forms Of Doctoral Education In Nursing: Exams by Publication Challenges and Advantages. It is usual that all these, whether submitted by traditional monograph or submitted by publication, are required to undergo formal external examination. Although candidates may have successfully published several refereed research papers on their findings, this … Read more

Emergent Forms Of Doctoral Education In Nursing: Challenges and Benefits

Emergent Forms Of Doctoral Education In Nursing: Challenges and Benefits

Challenges and Benefits to Nursing A complicating feature of the international literature is that numerous definitions have been used to describe a diversity of courses of study. Within the discipline of nursing, a wide range of offerings, both thesis-based and primarily taught have emerged; some are at the post-registration level, some at the clinical entry, … Read more

Emergent Forms Of Doctoral Education In Nursing: Evolution and Nature

Emergent Forms Of Doctoral Education In Nursing Evolution and Nature

Evolution and Nature: Emergent Forms Of Doctoral Education In Nursing Professional doctorates are not new and have emerged in a wide range of disciplines; for example, Doctor of Education ( DEd ); Doctor of Psychology ( DPsych ); Doctor of Dental Science (DDS); Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT). By tracing their historical roots, their purpose … Read more

Emergent Forms Of Doctoral Education In Nursing: Taught and Non Taught and Their Evaluation

Emergent Forms Of Doctoral Education In Nursing: Taught and Non Taught and Their Evaluation

Emergent Forms Of Doctoral Education In Nursing Taught and Non-Taught Doctorates. Reason for the Evolution of Different Doctorates. This topic provides an  overview of the differentiation between the ‘ non-taught ‘ and ‘taught’ doctorates, and examines why and how different doctoral approaches in nursing have evolved. The major forms of doctoral education examined are: professional … Read more