ABSTRACT

The recent shift towards more practice-oriented doctoral training programmes relevant for non-academic settings raises the important, but still largely unexplored, question regarding how the relationships between research and professional practice are understood, experienced, and developed in contemporary doctoral education. Drawing on a mixed-methods study, combining a survey (n = 188) and individual interviews (n = 14), this paper explores the nature of the research-practice nexus in doctoral education from the perspective of PhD candidates and graduates with different professional backgrounds in social and health sciences in Poland and Portugal. Overall, the study findings suggest that this nexus is viewed as a dynamic, multidimensional relationship imbued with both connections and tensions. While the majority of the participants reported that their doctoral research influenced their professional practice positively and vice versa, there were also some respondents who identified negative impacts of their research on their practice and vice versa. The paper ends with some implications, thus providing a basis for reappraisal of current doctoral education provision in terms of deepening the relationship between research and professional practice.

摘要

最近转向与非学术环境相关的更多以实践为导向的博士培训计划提出了一个重要的问题，但在很大程度上仍未探索，关于如何在当代博士教育中理解、体验和发展研究与专业实践之间的关系。本文采用混合方法研究，结合调查（n = 188）和个人访谈（n = 14），从不同专业的博士生和毕业生的角度探讨博士教育中研究实践关系的性质。在波兰和葡萄牙拥有社会和健康科学背景。总体而言，研究结果表明，这种联系被视为一种充满联系和紧张关系的动态、多维关系。虽然大多数参与者报告说他们的博士研究对他们的专业实践产生了积极影响，反之亦然，但也有一些受访者认为他们的研究对他们的实践产生了负面影响，反之亦然。本文的结尾有一些启示，从而为从深化研究与专业实践之间的关系方面重新评估当前博士教育提供提供了基础。