Higher and Adult Education Maynooth University

Overview

The  Higher and Adult Education programme from Maynooth University  supports educational practitioners to develop research capacities to the highest level. It fosters research on professional practice in support of transformative learning, critical thinking and democratic education.  Successful applicants will have an interest in exploring innovative and critical education research that can inform practice across a range of disciplines.

The course is structured and supervised in a way that allows practitioners to position their research in education research and academic fields, and to develop their doctoral research project incrementally.  Department staff have extensive experience in supporting doctoral research through individual and group supervision, where peer learning and support is also is a central element.  By working together, exchanging ideas and supporting each other, students form learning communities which are collaborative and creative.

Career Options

While the participants on the Doctorate in Higher and Adult Education programme will be skilled professionals on entry to the programme, experience over the four years will prepare them to further advance in their professional and academic careers in the areas of research, policy development, teaching and engagement across a range of disciplines.