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14-7-2011
- Doctoral Trajectories in Flanders
Just published : (2011) Hans Groenvynck, Karen Vandevelde e.a., Doctoraatstrajecten in Vlaanderen. 20 jaar investeren in kennispotentieel (Doctoral trajectories in Flanders, in Dutch)
(Gent: Academia Press).
Study on PhD trajectories at universities in Flanders. How do young researchers finish their dissertation project, what is their time to degree, what are success factors. A thorough analysis of success and failure. Full text: Doctoraatstrajecten Vlaanderen 2011
6-4-2011
- Recent publications:
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(2011) Schoot, Rens v.d.& Sonneveld, Hans & Lockhorst, Ditte, Het lot van promotieprojecten. Rendement van MaGW / NWO-subsidies, De Psycholoog, April 2011, 11-18.
R. van de Schoot, H. Sonneveld, D. Lockhorst
In this article we present the results of a research on the returns of
the subsidies by NWO (the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research)
for doctoral research in the Netherlands. Remarkably enough,
empirical studies on this issue haven’t been conducted until now,
even though there can be important financial consequences in case of
failures. In this study the returns of doctoral research’ grants for the
social sciences are presented. The subsidy return is on average 83%.
The qualitative analyses of the files shows differences between types of
programmes and between the disciplines. Moreover, personal files of
the recipients of the subsidy whose Ph D trajectories were delayed or
aborted were analyzed. We report on completion rates and causes for
delay or abortion of Ph D projects.Text of article
(2010) Sonneveld, Hans&Yerkes, Mara&Schoot, Rens v.d., Ph.D. Trajectories and Labour Market Mobility. A Survey of Recent Doctoral Recipients at Four Universities in the Netherlands, (Utrecht: Nederlands Centrum voor de Promotieopleiding / IVLOS).
This report is a summary and analysis of the Ph.D. trajectories and employment outcomes of recent Dutch Ph.D. recipients at four universities in the Netherlands in 2008-2009.
The study provides detailed information on the background of Ph.D. candidates, their Ph.D. trajectory, including supervision and the performance of Ph.D. candidates, as well as their initial employment after obtaining their Ph.D. Ph.D. Labourmarket Final 4 11 20
25-2-2010
- New Publication:
(2010) Hello, Evelyn & Sonneveld, Hans, PhD trajectories of dual and external PhD candidates. (Utrecht: Netherlands Centre for Graduate and Research Schools / IVLOS. Report in Dutch).
Reports about several aspects of the PhD trajectories of dual and external, part timePhD candidates (combining working on their thesis with other professional activities). Topics: time investment by the candidates, time to degree, supervision, the writing of the research proposal, etc. Research was based on an internet questionnaire (PhD candidates) and interviews (with supervisors).Text
23-6-2009
- PhD students and teaching (at seconday schools). A research report has been published on the possible role of PhD students in teaching at secondary schools. (2009) Sonneveld, Hans & Anke Tigchelaar, Promovendi en het onderwijs. See Text
19-6-2009
- Letter to a starting PhD candidate. PhD candidates of the Network of Medical-Educational PhD Students have written a letter to a starting colleague (ed. Hans Sonneveld). The letter is now available by way of this webpage. Text (in Dutch)
14-4-2009
- New Dutch Ph.D. Policy. In the future, the Netherlands Centre for Graduate and Research Schools will pay attention to new developments in Ph.D. policy, at a national level or with respect to specific universities or graduate schools. As a first new initiative, we notice the policy document Doctoral Education / Graduate Schools of the University of Delft. Text
8-4-2009
- Hervé Tijssen's : The legal dissertation under the magnifying-glass. The justification of methodological choices in legal dissertations. Now available(in Dutch). See: Text
6-4-2009
- Seminar Competences and Researcher-Career (Helsinki, september 2008)
September 2008, the Finnish Ministry of Education and Academy of Finland organised the seminar: Bologna Follow-Up Seminar on 3rd Cycle Degrees: Competences and Researcher Career. Proceedings are available.
4-2-2009
- Dissertation about legal dissertations
February 11, Hervé Tijssen, member of the Netherlands Centre for Graduate and Research Schools with his research school Wetgevingsvraagstukken, will defend his dissertation about the methodological justification of the legal doctoral research in the Netherlands.
26-1-2009
- Handbook for PhD Supervisors
The Research Institute for History and Culture (Universiteit Utrecht) and the Netherlands Centre for Graduate and Research Schools have published a Handbook for PhD Supervisors. The handbook contains many tricks of the trade and gives an overview of what good supervision can offer and the problems supervisors may come across. Text
- Workshop : Enhancing of Supervision - Professional Development and Assessment of Supervisors, London, 8-9-januari 2009
The Council for Doctoral Education (European University Association) organized a workshop, aimed at introducing practical examples of professional development of supervisors leading to higher effectiveness and quality of supervision. The PromotieCentrum has contributed to the session on Assessment of Supervisors.
- Monitoring PhD Supervision Quality. The Dutch way.Text
13-5-2008
- Finnish conference on 3rd cycle degrees (Helsinki, September 2008)
The Finnish Ministry of Education and the Finnish national Bologna follow-up group will organise a European seminar entitled '3rd cycle degrees:Competence, Internationalisation, Researcher Career and Financing' on September 30th and October 1st, 2008 in Helsinki, Finland. "One topic of the seminar is about who will/can define the content of PhDtraining in graduate schools - how does the content meet the demands of the labour market. The idea is to discuss how to guarantee that the PhDs produced at graduate schools have the right skills to work in science, as science experts, in R & D of companies or in science administration." The Netherlands Centre for Graduate and Research Schools has been invited to present a key note speech about this topic on basis of it's current PhD Labour Market Research Project.
- Launch Conference of European Council of Doctoral Studies
1-3 June 2008, the launch conference of EUA-CDE (European Counil of Doctoral Studies) will take place at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. The conference will give participants space to discuss CDE activities and to express their interest in particular EUA-CDE services. The Netherlands Centre for Graduate and Research Schools will be among the participants.
- New publication: Doctoral education in the Netherlands
Jeroen Bartelse, Heinze Oost en Hans Sonneveld have published their Doctoral education in the Netherlands in The Doctorate Worldwide (edited by Stuart Powell & Howard Green, 2007, McGraw Hill)
- New research project: PhD Students and PhD Recipients and their interest in teaching at secondary schools
Netherlands Centre for Graduate and Research Schools and IVLOS (Universiteit Utrecht) have started an explorative research on the possible interest of PhD Students and PhD Recipients in teaching at secondary schools. Research will be finished in December 2008.
9-1-2008
- PhD recipients and Labour Market Position. Collection of empirical data started
The Netherlands Centre for Graduate and Research Schools has started with the collection of research data on the Labour Market Position of PhD recipients in the first phase of their professional career. Universities of Utrecht, Wageningen, Delft and Rotterdam are participating in this project. The research project will be finished mid 2009. The project is subsidized by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences.
- Initiative on ABD problematic (All But Dissertation)
The
Netherlands Centre for Graduate and Research Schools has taken the initiative to explore the problematic of those PhD students who have completed their PhD training, have collected and analysed their research data but seem to be incapable to finish their dissertation. Main questions: in which disciplines are those problems manifest, what is the size of the problematic, what does it mean for the PhD students involved, what are the economic costs, and what can be done ( to make these students finish their trajectory, to prevent the occurrence of the ABD) .
- Development of instrument to evaluate PhD supervision quality
On request of a research institute at the Faculty of Arts, the
Netherlands Centre for Graduate and Research Schools has started the development of an instrument (internet questionnaire) to evaluate the quality of PhD Supervision. First results of the evaluative research will be available around summer 2008. In connexion herewith, a training and intervision program has started for supervisors who are beginning the training of their first PhD Student.
14-8-2007
- The Netherlands Centre for Graduate and Research Schools prepares research on the labour market position of Ph.D. recipients who defended their thesis at a Dutch university.
9-7-2007
- Published on website: Selected Readings on Ph.D. Supervision. Text
- Now available [ in Dutch] Brouns, M., R. Bosman & I. v. Lamoen (2004). Een kwestie van kwaliteit. Loopbanen van cum laude gepromoveerde vrouwen en mannen. Groningen, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.
[A matter of quality. Careers of "cum laude" graduated male and female Ph.D. recipients. Groningen, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen]
Abstract. Cum laude gepromoveerde vrouwen vormen een uitnemende groep om de werking van het criterium ‘gelijke bekwaamheid’ te toetsen. Biedt het predikaat ‘cum laude’ bescherming voor eventuele sekse-effecten in de loopbaan? Anders gezegd: bestaan er bij deze hoogopgeleide mannen en vrouwen nog verschillen in loopbanen vanaf het moment dat zij hun promotie hebben behaald? Maakt het uit in welke discipline de promotie plaatsvond, of in welke periode (bij welke arbeidsmarkteffecten?) Wat is het effect van het predikaat cum laude op de arbeidsmarkt in vergelijking met een ‘gewone’ promotie en is dit effect hetzelfde voor mannen als voor vrouwen?En mochten er verschillen bestaan tussen de loopbanen van cum laude gepromoveerde mannen en vrouwen, wat is dan de verklaring voor deze verschillen?
Text I en Text II
17-6-2007
- Launch of English website of the Netherlands Centre for Graduate and Research Schools
4-6-2007
- Published: Selected Readings on PhD Training and the Labour-market.
Text
3-5-2007
- The Netherlands Centre for Graduate and Research Schools has launched it's website
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