Struggles of the Doctoral Candidate’s Journey
The memory of the doctoral journey is something that can cause nightmares or sweet dreams. Some just block it out altogether because this journey was long, grueling, and very lonely. There are lots of shocking experiences, in that many candidates learn institutional and pedagogical requirements that were never thought, explained, or implemented while doing coursework. While undertaking the doctoral study, these requirements are now mandatorily enacted, causing much distress. For instance, many candidates never had to write about, implement, or create a theory during academic assignments; however, the doctoral process requires this skill.
During the doctoral process, implementing, understanding, and using theories for explaining human attitudes and behaviors is a requirement. This liminal requirement is a catalyst for confusion, difficulties, and discouragement as chairs and supervisors commonly challenge alignment with a problem and purpose statement, or research questions. It matters not the methodology implemented, experiences often lead toward the sufferings of doctoral candidates and lingering in research stagnation or failure quicksand.
A common theme among researchers is the difficulty doctoral learners experience about mastering and demonstrating competency on the concept of theory. Many students remain unaware that theory in social science posits a comprehensive means for grasping social reality and diagnosing various aspects of social pathologies in whole or in part. Researchers use theory for understanding, not merely from an empirical, post-positivist, or constructivist model of knowledge, but as an essential feature of judgement. Theory provides a specific way of relating behaviors and attitudes to the world and to perceptions found in everyday living. To a deeper and more rational knowledge of the world.
It is therefore paramount that you take the time and necessary steps for taking advantage of strategies by gaining necessary understanding and knowledge for a successful outcome. Being successful at the doctoral dissertation requires emotional, reflective, and awareness skills for undertaking and surviving this journey of challenging and rigorous academic process. It is important that you persevere to succeed.
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