professional management in doctoral education: the pride project
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Professional Management in Doctoral Education: The PRIDE project
Lisette Schmidt | University of Vienna (Research Services and Career Development)
UNIMED General Assembly, 22 October 2015
Overall aim:
Professionalize administrative staff in the area of doctoral education
Key data: Life Long Learning Project (funded by European Commission) Started in October 2013 (till October 2016) Consortium with 7 HEIs, 2 university networks (UNICA, unimed) and
one private public partnership organization Project leader: University of Vienna
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The Consortium:
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Context - Doctoral Education in Europe
The purpose of and the expectation towards doctoral education has changed in the last decades
Doctoral education has shifted from an individual to an institutional responsibility
Recognized need for the professionalization of supervision
Trend towards structured programmes and doctoral schools with a clear effective administration and strong leadership
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Background of PRIDE project
• professional administrative staff plays a key role to face future challenges in doctoral education
The PRIDE consortium decided to focus on this group who – as we think – has the potential to make a qualitative difference to doctoral education and enhance the quality of doctoral education
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Definition | HEI-Staff in general
Figure 1: Overlap Model created by Christian Schneijderberg
Overall aim:
Professionalize administrative staff in the area of doctoral education
Main outcomes:
• data collection and analysis on different roles and responsibilities of administrative staff in doctoral education as well as expectations
• handbook for the professionalization of administrative staff
• training course for the professionalization of administrative staff
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What has happened so far?
• Literature review• Survey 1 and 2 + Analysis• 4 focus group interviews (vice-rectors, academic directors of
doctoral schools, senior professionals, EUA-CDE steering committee)
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What has happened so far? | Survey 2
Sent out to over 500 contacts in Autumn 2014 222 respondents (response rate: 33% ) Answers from 29 countries/regions 135 participants indicated interest in further activities (personal
interviews etc.) Report on results: http://www.pride-project.eu/InterimResults
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First Findings
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First Findings
“What characterizes you as a professional in doctoral education, in your opinion?”
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First Findings
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What next?
Analysis of the focus group interviews Handbook for professionalizing administrative staff Development of trainings to professionalize administrative staff Association of professionals in doctoral education Further dissemination to raise awareness and create a network
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