Crossing international boundaries through doctoral partnerships: Learnings from a Chinese-Australian forum

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Flynn, Matthew, Carter, Merilyn, Alford, Jennifer, Hughes, Hilary, Fox, Jillian and Duke, Jennifer. (2015). Crossing international boundaries through doctoral partnerships: Learnings from a Chinese-Australian forum. International Journal of Doctoral Studies. 10, pp. 419 - 438. https://doi.org/10.28945/2312
AuthorsFlynn, Matthew, Carter, Merilyn, Alford, Jennifer, Hughes, Hilary, Fox, Jillian and Duke, Jennifer
Abstract

International forums for doctoral students offer a fertile context for developing strategic partnerships between higher education institutions, as well as for building the intercultural capacity of early career academics. However, there is limited research investigating the benefits of international doctoral forum partnerships. This paper presents learnings from a recent international doctoral forum held in Beijing, China and attended by doctoral students and academics from Beijing Normal University (China) and Queensland University of Technology (Australia). Drawing on qualitative case study method and a model of boundary crossing mechanisms, we identify the beneficial outcomes of the forum. We describe how the forum arose from a strong ongoing partnership between the Education Faculties of Beijing Normal University and Queensland University of Technology. We then identify how, at the institutional and individual level, international doctoral forum participants can be challenged and benefit in four areas: collaboration, intercultural capacity, academic enhancement and program development. Implications for engaging successfully in international doctoral forum partnerships are also discussed.

KeywordsAustralia; China; international; doctoral forum; boundary crossing; collaboration; university; case study
Year2015
JournalInternational Journal of Doctoral Studies
Journal citation10, pp. 419 - 438
PublisherInforming Science Institute
ISSN1556-8881
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.28945/2312
Scopus EID2-s2.0-85052572708
Open accessOpen access
Page range419 - 438
Research GroupSchool of Education
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Place of publicationUnited States of America
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