Ashraf, Maleeha;
(2022)
The Importance of Mentoring for Returnee Doctoral Graduates.
Doctoral thesis (Ph.D), UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
Doctoral studies abroad are an important component of higher education faculty training in Pakistan. A significant number of trained academics return to the country following the completion of their studies and assume high-level positions in the higher education sector. The assumption is often that the returnees are highly trained and, therefore, well prepared for responsible academic roles. As a result, no mentoring arrangements are in place to prepare young academics for their subsequent roles. The study sought to examine and explore various aspects of research performance of the young academics, their challenges and expectations, how the gender aspect unfolds in the context of a patriarchal society as well as the coping mechanism for young academics. Among the findings, it is evident that the infant research culture and administrative overload have a negative influence on and are compounded by cultural dynamics linked to gender roles. However, the research also highlights a strong influence of foreign academics in Pakistan in enabling returnees to cope with the absence of formal mentorship at home.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Qualification: | Ph.D |
| Title: | The Importance of Mentoring for Returnee Doctoral Graduates |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2022. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Culture, Communication and Media UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10158667 |
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