Journal article
The loneliness of a long-distance critical realist student: the story of a doctoral writing group
Journal of critical realism, Vol.21(1), pp.65-82
2022
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Abstract
As doctoral students from New Zealand and Australia, advised by supervision teams with a diversity of critical realist experience from limited to none, we came independently to the 2018 Critical Realism conference - primed to seek increased understanding, confidence, motivation, and reassurance. We certainly found these things from the pre-conference, presentations, and individuals within the critical realist community. We also found each other, and a virtual writing group was born. This article is a description of what we did, why, and the outcomes we experienced over the final two years completing our theses. It identifies the structures, contexts, motivations, and mechanisms from which our emotional, critical realist and writing-related outcomes emerged. We outline the roles of serendipitous timing, culture, different disciplinary approaches, administrative structures, and types of interactions on the social learning we developed. We anchor our discussion in recent theoretical literature about the role of writing groups in doctoral education.
Details
- Title
- The loneliness of a long-distance critical realist student: the story of a doctoral writing group
- Creators
- Catherine Hastings - Macquarie UniversityAngela Davenport - Auckland University of TechnologyKaren Sheppard - University of Queensland
- Publication Details
- Journal of critical realism, Vol.21(1), pp.65-82
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 18
- Identifiers
- 991013126107502368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article