Nothing but Publishing: The Overriding Goal of PhD Students in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau

Autor/inn/en	Horta, Hugo; Li, Huan
Titel	Nothing but Publishing: The Overriding Goal of PhD Students in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 48 (2023) 2, S.263-282 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Horta, Hugo) ORCID (Li, Huan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2022.2131764
Schlagwörter	Writing for Publication; Doctoral Students; Foreign Countries; Publish or Perish Issue; Student Research; Student Experience; Cultural Differences; Incentives; Educational History; Student Recruitment; Student Attitudes; Occupational Aspiration; Knowledge Level; Conferences (Gatherings); Networks; Courses; Teaching Assistants; Supervisors; Role; Peer Influence; Stakeholders; China; Hong Kong; Macau + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Doctoral studies; Doctorate studies; Student; Students; Doctoral candidate; Doktorandenprogramm; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Doktorand; Doktorandin; Ausland; Studentenforschung; Studienerfahrung; Kultureller Unterschied; Anreiz; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Schülerverhalten; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Wissensbasis; Kursangebot; Rollen; Hongkong
Abstract	Publication pressure is perceived to be filtering down into doctoral education worldwide. We explore the causes and effects of the perceived centrality of publishing among doctoral students, emphasising the impact of publication pressure on students' identity trajectories. We draw on a qualitative analysis of 90 mainland Chinese doctoral students at universities in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. We find that the credentialisation of publications in the increasingly competitive and publication-dominant academic labour market results in publishing-centred doctoral journeys. Our key finding is that the centrality of publishing affects every aspect of identity trajectory development: it causes doctoral students to commodify knowledge production, devalues coursework, conference participation, and teaching assistantships, encourages students to regard their supervisors as publishing facilitators and their peers as rivals rather than collaborators, and marginalises engagement with external stakeholders. In discussing these dimensions, we emphasise the need for a more comprehensive evaluation of candidates' abilities and honours in academic recruitment and call for policies to curtail the overemphasis on research output in academic evaluations. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01