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What is Practitioner Doctorate

Chapter 9
Practice-Based and Practice-Led Research for Dissertation Development
A practitioner doctorate is a terminal degree that typically focuses on the application of new knowledge within the discipline or professional practice whereas a research doctorate typically presents new knowledge that contributes to the discipline or theory. In the U.S., practitioner doctorates (EdD, DBA, PsyD) are typically distinct from research or theoretical doctoral degrees (PhD).
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Doctoral Practitioner Researcher Agency and the Practice-Based Research Agenda
Karen Sweat (Anderson University, USA), Vahick A. Yedgarian (International American University, USA), Kenneth L. Rigler Jr. (Fort Hays State University, USA), Stephanie Maddox (Bevill State Community College, USA), and Robin Throne (Independent Researcher, USA)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6664-0.ch009
Abstract
This chapter addresses practitioner researcher agency specific to doctoral education and the post-doctorate research agenda. Perspectives come from both doctoral scholars and doctoral research supervisors of practice-based or practice-led dissertation research for current research insights and examples of dissertation researcher agency specific to U.S. practitioner doctoral programs. Scholar-practitioner agency among the doctoral learning community is defined and discussed as well as the post-doctorate practice-based research agenda.
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Chapter 8
New Investigator Fidelity: Fostering Doctoral Practitioner Researcher Positionality
A practitioner doctorate is a terminal degree that typically focuses on the application of new knowledge within the discipline or professional practice whereas a research doctorate typically presents new knowledge that contributes to the discipline or theory.
Published in Chapter: New Investigator Fidelity: Fostering Doctoral Practitioner Researcher Positionality; From: Practice-Based and Practice-Led Research for Dissertation Development
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Chapter 4
Navigating the Doctoral Labyrinth: Reflexivity as Transformative Catalyst for Practitioner Doctorate Persistence and Completion
The practitioner doctorate degree is a terminal degree awarded by doctoral programs that have been designed specifically to offer terminal doctoral educations for practicing professionals, in contrast to academic or research doctorates designed for those seeking an academic and/or research career and contribute to the advancement of theory.
Published in Chapter: Navigating the Doctoral Labyrinth: Reflexivity as Transformative Catalyst for Practitioner Doctorate Persistence and Completion; From: Practice-Based and Practice-Led Research for Dissertation Development
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