Doctoral writing classes work, randomised trial finds
Doctoral writing classes work, randomised trial finds
- March 10, 2022
- First randomised controlled trials of doctoral writing classes find major improvements in researcher confidence and study habits
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Doctoral writing classes significantly reduce feelings of anxiety among PhD candidates
about receiving negative feedback or rejection while also improving research habits,
a new study says. Lead author Barbara Sarnecka, professor of cognitive sciences at
the University of California, Irvine, said she hoped that the study would provide
much-needed evidence for the importance of this type of training …. [and] hoped that
the study could debunk the misconception that “writing the dissertation happens separately
from the other parts of the research.
For the full story, please visit https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/doctoral-writing-classes-work-randomised-trial-finds.
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