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Navigating the Doctoral Labyrinth: Reflexivity as Transformative Catalyst for Practitioner Doctorate Persistence and Completion

Navigating the Doctoral Labyrinth: Reflexivity as Transformative Catalyst for Practitioner Doctorate Persistence and Completion

Debra D. Burrington, Robin Throne
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781799866640|ISBN10: 1799866645|EISBN13: 9781799866664
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6664-0.ch004
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Burrington, Debra D., and Robin Throne. "Navigating the Doctoral Labyrinth: Reflexivity as Transformative Catalyst for Practitioner Doctorate Persistence and Completion." Practice-Based and Practice-Led Research for Dissertation Development, edited by Robin Throne, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 64-86. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6664-0.ch004

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Burrington, D. D. & Throne, R. (2021). Navigating the Doctoral Labyrinth: Reflexivity as Transformative Catalyst for Practitioner Doctorate Persistence and Completion. In R. Throne (Ed.), Practice-Based and Practice-Led Research for Dissertation Development (pp. 64-86). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6664-0.ch004

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Burrington, Debra D., and Robin Throne. "Navigating the Doctoral Labyrinth: Reflexivity as Transformative Catalyst for Practitioner Doctorate Persistence and Completion." In Practice-Based and Practice-Led Research for Dissertation Development, edited by Robin Throne, 64-86. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6664-0.ch004

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Abstract

The journey through a practitioner doctorate program to earn the terminal degree has been likened to a labyrinth with its complex maze or a mountain climb with its inherent obstacles and challenges the doctoral scholar must surpass to be successful. Reflexive positionality is a concomitant process which can be used throughout the practitioner doctorate to facilitate the iterative and recursive journey of the scholar-practitioner. Reflexivity facilitates an introspective process to elevate professional practitioners to scholar-practitioners and incorporate a reflexive view to transcend doctoral hurdles, attain the terminal degree, and return to practice to solve societal problems and problems within the discipline. Practitioner doctorate leadership may also be well served to incorporate reflexivity in the pedagogical redesign of the practitioner doctorate to strengthen the development and preparation of these scholar-practitioners.

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