Studying international doctoral researchers: nexus analysis as a mode of inquiry

Authors

  • Melina Aarnikoivu University of Jyväskylä

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47989/kpdc82

Keywords:

doctoral education, social action, nexus analysis, qualitative methodologies

Abstract

In this paper I argue how nexus analysis (Scollon & Scollon, 2004), as a holistic, qualitative mode of inquiry, can offer a fruitful activist research approach to study international doctoral researchers. To do this, I will introduce and explain the core concepts of nexus analysis and afterwards empirically demonstrate how nexus analysis can be done in practice by presenting a case study on international doctoral researchers in a particular nexus—at a Finnish university. The overall aim of this paper is to present nexus analysis as a viable alternative for those higher education researchers who want to study communication, interaction, and language-related challenges of international doctoral researchers from a bottom-up perspective and, in this way, potentially even challenge the existing decision-making practices.

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Published

2020-12-17

How to Cite

Aarnikoivu, M. (2020). Studying international doctoral researchers: nexus analysis as a mode of inquiry. Journal of Praxis in Higher Education, 2(2), pp. 35–57. https://doi.org/10.47989/kpdc82

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Research Articles (peer-reviewed)