Semantics of Power in the Academic Research Process: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Experiences of Students and Graduates of Tehran University

Since power relations in academic research, especially group and team research, are undeniable, identifying the semantics of power in the research process using the experiences of students and graduates has been the purpose of this study. Since the exploration and description of the experiences of s...

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Autores principales:	Ramin Najafi, Abasalt Khorasani, Mahmoud Haghani, Mahmod Abolghasemi
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Publicado:	Alzahra University 2021
Materias:	power research research supervision university phenomenology Education L Education (General) L7-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:88c3b36e6c0a457b8c0cb5319551d81a2021-11-19T05:37:21ZSemantics of Power in the Academic Research Process: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Experiences of Students and Graduates of Tehran University10.22051/JONTOE.2021.29457.29111735-448X2476-7654https://doaj.org/article/88c3b36e6c0a457b8c0cb5319551d81a2021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doaj.org/toc/1735-448Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2476-7654Since power relations in academic research, especially group and team research, are undeniable, identifying the semantics of power in the research process using the experiences of students and graduates has been the purpose of this study. Since the exploration and description of the experiences of students and graduates from the meaning and concept of power in the research process has been the purpose of the research, the research plan is qualitative. In this research, graduate students have formed the study population; because students are mainly targeted by the power of professors. The sampling method of the present study is non-targeted and criterion-based. Based on this, students and graduates participated in this research to have the criterion of team research experience, availability and agreement to conduct the interview. A semi-structured interview was conducted with 19 students and graduates of the University of Tehran. In order to analyze the data, the Stokes-Colaizzi-Kane analysis method was used. The researcher's long-term and continuous participation in the research, avoiding early conclusions and reviewing the research colleagues have been the most important actions of the researchers in order to realize the validity and reliability of the research findings. Students and graduates believe that power in the research process can be positive, negative and even neutral, and it can also be guiding or inhibiting. Ethics, freedom of action, overt control, latent control, irresponsibility, influence, cooperation and support and guidance have been identified as meanings of power in the research process. Based on the research findings, due to the lack of positive experience about the influence of research supervisors on students, in order to effectively manage the research process, it is suggested that they consider leadership styles in this process.Ramin NajafiAbasalt KhorasaniMahmoud Haghani Mahmod AbolghasemiAlzahra Universityarticlepowerresearchresearch supervisionuniversityphenomenologyEducationLEducation (General)L7-991FAاندیشه‌های نوین تربیتی, Vol 17, Iss 2, Pp 113-151 (2021)
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spellingShingle	power research research supervision university phenomenology Education L Education (General) L7-991 Ramin Najafi Abasalt Khorasani Mahmoud Haghani Mahmod Abolghasemi Semantics of Power in the Academic Research Process: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Experiences of Students and Graduates of Tehran University
description	Since power relations in academic research, especially group and team research, are undeniable, identifying the semantics of power in the research process using the experiences of students and graduates has been the purpose of this study. Since the exploration and description of the experiences of students and graduates from the meaning and concept of power in the research process has been the purpose of the research, the research plan is qualitative. In this research, graduate students have formed the study population; because students are mainly targeted by the power of professors. The sampling method of the present study is non-targeted and criterion-based. Based on this, students and graduates participated in this research to have the criterion of team research experience, availability and agreement to conduct the interview. A semi-structured interview was conducted with 19 students and graduates of the University of Tehran. In order to analyze the data, the Stokes-Colaizzi-Kane analysis method was used. The researcher's long-term and continuous participation in the research, avoiding early conclusions and reviewing the research colleagues have been the most important actions of the researchers in order to realize the validity and reliability of the research findings. Students and graduates believe that power in the research process can be positive, negative and even neutral, and it can also be guiding or inhibiting. Ethics, freedom of action, overt control, latent control, irresponsibility, influence, cooperation and support and guidance have been identified as meanings of power in the research process. Based on the research findings, due to the lack of positive experience about the influence of research supervisors on students, in order to effectively manage the research process, it is suggested that they consider leadership styles in this process.
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author	Ramin Najafi Abasalt Khorasani Mahmoud Haghani Mahmod Abolghasemi
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title	Semantics of Power in the Academic Research Process: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Experiences of Students and Graduates of Tehran University
title_short	Semantics of Power in the Academic Research Process: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Experiences of Students and Graduates of Tehran University
title_full	Semantics of Power in the Academic Research Process: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Experiences of Students and Graduates of Tehran University
title_fullStr	Semantics of Power in the Academic Research Process: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Experiences of Students and Graduates of Tehran University
title_full_unstemmed	Semantics of Power in the Academic Research Process: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Experiences of Students and Graduates of Tehran University
title_sort	semantics of power in the academic research process: a phenomenological analysis of the experiences of students and graduates of tehran university
publisher	Alzahra University
publishDate	2021
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Semantics of Power in the Academic Research Process: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Experiences of Students and Graduates of Tehran University

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