2011, vol. 8, br. 2, str. 573-586
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Subjektivno iskustvo procesa doktoriranja
Subjective experience of the process of gaining a PhD degree
aMegatrend Univerzitet, Fakultet za kulturu i medije, Beograd, Srbija bUniverzitet Metropolitan, Beograd, Srbija
e-adresa: tmilivojevic@megatrend.edu.rs
Sažetak
Doktorat je kruna celokupnog školovanja, odnosno visokog akademskog obrazovanja, a sam proces doktoriranja je izuzetno složen i zahtevan i traži mnoga odricanja, pa i žrtve. Osim materijalnih, finansijskih, organizacionih i intelektualnih, taj proces sadrži i egzistencijalne dimenzije. Spoznaja i razumevanje egzistencijalne strane doktoriranja su potrebni, jer mogu da pomognu da se bolje sagledaju, ublaže ili preduprede neke od tegoba koje ga prate, usporavaju ili koče i koje neretko dovode do odustajanja, što dovodi, u većini slučajeva, do velikih razočarenja koja utiču na dalju poslovnu karijeru potencijalnih doktoranada. Najveće koristi od takvog istraživanja bila bi za same doktorande koji bi otkrili da nisu usamljeni u svojim preživljavanjima, i da nesigurnosti, sumnje, neizvesnosti, razočarenja, blokade, kraći ili duži periodi gubitka interesovanja i motivacije i slično, muče i njihove kolege, te nisu odraz samo njihovih ličnih slabosti i nedostataka. Većim interesovanjem za ovu ranjivu populaciju, razumevanjem teškoća kroz koji prolazi, boljom komunikacijom, adekvatnijim mentorskim radom i usmeravanjem kroz složen proces doktoriranja, svi učesnici procesa, zajedničkim snagama i dobrom voljom, mogu znatno da olakšaju put budućoj naučnoj eliti za kojom vapi naša zemlja. Autori teksta susreli su se sa sličnim problemima.
Abstract
The PhD degree is the crown of the entire education, i.e. higher academic education. The process of gaining a PhD degree is exceptionally complex and demanding, asking for a lot of sacrifice. Other than material, financial, organizational and intellectual, the process contains an existential dimension, as well. The cognition and understanding of the existential side of the PhD degree are necessary, since they can help to better perceive, reduce or prevent some of the hardship which follow it, make it slower or stop, and not seldom, lead to giving up, which in most cases brings major disappointment influencing the future careers of potential PhD candidates. The biggest benefit of a research of the sort would be for the PhD candidates themselves to discover that they are not alone in their hardship, and that the lack of certainty, doubt, disappointment, blockage, short and long term loss of interest and motivation and similar, trouble their colleagues as well, and do not present their personal weaknesses and faults. Through bigger understanding for this vulnerable population, understanding the difficulties through which they go, better communication, adequate mentorship and direction through the complex process of gaining a PhD degree, all the participants in the process, with mutual strength and good will can significantly relieve the path for the future scientific elite which is truly needed in our country. The authors of the paper met similar difficulties.
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