The quality of admission to Russian doctoral programs during the COVID-19 pandemic

Maloshonok, N; Zhuchkova, S; Bekova, S; Terentev, E

The quality of admission to Russian doctoral programs during the COVID-19 pandemic

Maloshonok, N Zhuchkova, S Bekova, S

Terentev, E

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Publisher:: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2023, 60, (5), pp. 703-713
Issue Date:: 2023-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Maloshonok, N
dc.contributor.author	Zhuchkova, S
dc.contributor.author	Bekova, S https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4416-2194
dc.contributor.author	Terentev, E
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-05T04:07:13Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-05T04:07:13Z
dc.date.issued	2023-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2023, 60, (5), pp. 703-713
dc.identifier.issn	1470-3297
dc.identifier.issn	1470-3300
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/174030
dc.description.abstract	Previous studies have shown that the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on higher education systems and student learning globally. However, despite this, many countries experienced an increase in doctoral enrolment in 2020, which has raised concerns about the quality of admission and the motivation of doctoral candidates during the pandemic. This article aims to explore this context by delving into statistics about Russian doctoral programmes, which saw a decline in enrolment from 2010 to 2019. We use data from a web survey of 1,895 students enrolled in doctoral programmes at Russian universities in 2020. The results suggest that the increase in enrolment came in tandem with a decrease in the quality of doctoral admission. More students with non-academic motivation and a lack of academic skills and attainment were admitted. This situation is likely to prompt completion rates to lower over the course of the next three to five years.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	Innovations in Education and Teaching International
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/14703297.2023.2237961
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	13 Education
dc.subject.classification	Education
dc.subject.classification	39 Education
dc.title	The quality of admission to Russian doctoral programs during the COVID-19 pandemic
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	60
utslib.for	13 Education
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
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dc.date.updated	2024-01-05T04:07:12Z
pubs.issue	5
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pubs.volume	60
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Abstract:

Previous studies have shown that the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on higher education systems and student learning globally. However, despite this, many countries experienced an increase in doctoral enrolment in 2020, which has raised concerns about the quality of admission and the motivation of doctoral candidates during the pandemic. This article aims to explore this context by delving into statistics about Russian doctoral programmes, which saw a decline in enrolment from 2010 to 2019. We use data from a web survey of 1,895 students enrolled in doctoral programmes at Russian universities in 2020. The results suggest that the increase in enrolment came in tandem with a decrease in the quality of doctoral admission. More students with non-academic motivation and a lack of academic skills and attainment were admitted. This situation is likely to prompt completion rates to lower over the course of the next three to five years.

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