International Journal for Researcher Development: Volume 5 Issue 1

Playing and (not?) understanding the game: ECRs and university support

Joanne Orlando, Michael Gard

The aging research community and current research accountability frameworks raise concerns about developing future researchers who have the capacity and commitment to undertake…

Critical reflection on professional development in the social sciences: interview results

Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt, Eva Cendon

The aim of this paper is to present an interview and postscript that examine the specific meaning, rationale, conceptual framework, assessment and teaching of critical reflection…

Engaging and disengaging doctoral experiences in the behavioural sciences

Jenna Vekkaila, Kirsi Pyhältö, Kirsti Lonka

The aim of this paper is to explore doctoral students' engaging and disengaging experiences among a group of students whose doctoral processes had been prolonged for more than…

Factors influencing attrition from a researcher training program

David Schmidt, Keira Robinson, Emma Webster

This study explored attrition from a novice health researcher training program. The aim of this paper was to identify factors contributing to attrition from the RRCBP that if…