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From Sailor to Scientist - Reaching Out to Researching Professionals on Doctorate Level

Doctoral programmes are usually offered in full- time and part-time form, with latter mainly chosen by working professionals whose drop-out rate is significant. In order to keep these part- time doctoral students at doctoral programmes, universities must reach out to them and help them overcome the obstacles in their path to postgraduate diploma. This paper discusses two possible approaches in handling this problem, which can quite easily be incorporated together. One possible solution, rarely used in maritime sector, is offering a professional doctorate (EngD) over classical research doctorate (PhD). Another possible solution would be addressing the needs of working professionals in maritime sector by composing adequate online curriculum of postgraduate programme. Principles to be considered in order to successfully produce professional and online doctorate are given in the paper and applicability of the concept in the maritime sector is discussed.

researching professionals ; doctoral education ; professional doctorate ; online doctorate

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