COMPARISON OF RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT OF PHD STUDENTS AT VARIOUS STUDY PROGRAMS AT CULS PRAGUE: AN INTRODUCTORY STUDY

Authors

  • Martin Flégl Business School, University La Salle
  • Hana Vostrá Vydrová Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
  • Ivana Tichá Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7160/eriesj.2014.070304

Keywords:

Doctoral studies, Evaluation, PhD students, Questionnaire, Pearson´s test, Cramer´s V

Abstract

In an attempt to improve the quality of doctoral studies and the satisfaction of PhD students at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CULS Prague) the authors disseminated online questionnaire among all PhD students in May and June 2014. The questionnaire covered areas related to doctoral study, PhD supervisors, doctoral scholarship, research publications, and last but not least, to satisfaction with the doctoral study. In this article responses related to research, such as allocation of time to doctoral studies, allocation of time to research, involvement in research projects and satisfaction with research outputs. The authors provide comparison of all above mentioned domains according to faculties as well as form of doctoral studies at CULS Prague.

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2014-12-31

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Flégl, M., Vostrá Vydrová, H. and Tichá, I. (2014) ’COMPARISON OF RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT OF PHD STUDENTS AT VARIOUS STUDY PROGRAMS AT CULS PRAGUE: AN INTRODUCTORY STUDY’, Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, vol. 7, no. 3-4, pp. 66–73. https://doi.org/10.7160/eriesj.2014.070304

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Vol. 7 No. 3-4 (2014)

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