Beyond decolonising doctoral education: Alternatives for doctoral scholars

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McDowall, Ailie and Ramos, Fabiane. 2025. "Beyond decolonising doctoral education: Alternatives for doctoral scholars." Hallett, Fiona (ed.) Debates in Doctoral Education: Challenges and Opportunities. United Kingdom. Routledge.

Chapter Title	Beyond decolonising doctoral education: Alternatives for doctoral scholars
Book Chapter Category	Edited book (chapter)
ERA Publisher ID	3137
Book Title	Debates in Doctoral Education: Challenges and Opportunities
Authors	McDowall, Ailie and Ramos, Fabiane
Editors	Hallett, Fiona
Chapter Number	4
Number of Pages	16
Year	2025
Publisher	Routledge
Place of Publication	United Kingdom
ISBN	9781003483243
	9781032774633
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003483243-6
Web Address (URL)	https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003483243-6/beyond-decolonising-doctoral-education-ailie-mcdowall-fabiane-ramos
Abstract	Higher education institutions, doctoral scholars and advisors are increasingly turning to decolonising theories as way to interrogate dominant knowledge production practices. While this theoretical paradigm enables scholars to ask questions around who has benefited from research, the scholarship is constrained by conceptual limitations often left unexamined. This chapter examines the decolonising doctoral education movement, mapping the opportunities and limitations for those wanting to engage with colonialism’s aftermath, and outlines alternatives for doctoral students wanting to move beyond decolonising paradigms. By engaging with a broader range of theoretical tools, we argue that possibilities exist for doctoral students to contribute to a scholarship that can navigate the legacy of colonial knowledge production without becoming trapped by or trying to escape these legacies.
Keywords	doctoral education; Higher education
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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	390303. Higher education
	390199. Curriculum and pedagogy not elsewhere classified
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Byline Affiliations	James Cook University
	University of Southern Queensland

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