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Experiences of Foreign Doctoral Students in Librarianship: Navigating Professional Identities and Self-Presentation

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Title: Experiences of Foreign Doctoral Students in Librarianship: Navigating Professional Identities and Self-Presentation
Language: English
Authors: Joseph Marmol Yap, Ragnar Andreas Audunson
Source: Journal of Education for Library and Information Science. 2026 67(2):172-190.
Availability: Association for Library and Information Science Education. Available from: University of Toronto Press. 5201 Dufferin Street, Toronto, ON, M3H 5T8 Canada. Tel: 416-667–7929; Fax: 416-667–7832; e-mail: journals@utpress.utoronto.ca; e-mail: office@alise.org; Web site: https://www.utpjournals.press/loi/jelis
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Foreign Students, Professional Identity, Peer Relationship, Interpersonal Relationship, Foreign Countries, Library Science, Library Education, Information Science Education, Self Concept, Student Experience, Student Attitudes
Geographic Terms: Hungary
DOI: 10.3138/jelis-2025-0018
ISSN: 0748-5786
2328-2967
Abstract: This study examines the professional and student identity of foreign PhD LIS students in Central Europe. The article explores how doctoral students navigate professional identities through social interactions with and self-presentation to peers. The research design of this study is descriptive. Responses are organized by themes and followed by a discussion of the content of the interviews. The selection of participants is purposive, and current non-graduating foreign doctoral LIS scholars physically present in Hungary are included. A total of five participants agreed to be part of the study. Four themes emerged for professional interactions before becoming an LIS doctoral student, three themes for the relationship with their professional colleagues or peers while at the doctoral program, and two themes for professional interactions of a full-time LIS PhD student among peers in the doctoral school.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1506165
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This study examines the professional and student identity of foreign PhD LIS students in Central Europe. The article explores how doctoral students navigate professional identities through social interactions with and self-presentation to peers. The research design of this study is descriptive. Responses are organized by themes and followed by a discussion of the content of the interviews. The selection of participants is purposive, and current non-graduating foreign doctoral LIS scholars physically present in Hungary are included. A total of five participants agreed to be part of the study. Four themes emerged for professional interactions before becoming an LIS doctoral student, three themes for the relationship with their professional colleagues or peers while at the doctoral program, and two themes for professional interactions of a full-time LIS PhD student among peers in the doctoral school.
ISSN:0748-5786
2328-2967
DOI:10.3138/jelis-2025-0018