The ‘ideal’ and ‘lived’ dimensions of a training programme that professionalizes to research: an evaluation of the doctoral school's programme

Authors

  • Elsa Chachkine Université Sorbonne Nouvelle
  • Jamila Al Khatib Université Gustave Eiffel
  • Fabienne Saboya CNAM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24452/sjer.48.1.4

Keywords:

doctoral education; ideal programme; lived programme; professionalising research

Abstract

This research investigates a potential gap between the doctoral programme designed in a doctoral school in the humanities and social sciences in France and the programme as experienced by the doctoral students who are being professionalised there. The "ideal" programme is aligned with the 2016 and 2022 decrees setting out the national framework for training and the procedures leading to the award of the national doctoral diploma in France. The survey is based on an open-ended online questionnaire sent to 30 doctoral students. A comprehensive analysis of the responses shows the various ways in which these doctoral students are becoming professionalised in research, both within and outside the doctoral school, and reveals a fairly good convergence between the ideal and the lived programme.

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Author Biographies

  • Elsa Chachkine, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle

    Elsa Chachkine est maitresse de conférences HDR en sciences de l’éducation et de la formation et titulaire d’un doctorat en science du langage. Ses travaux se situent dans le champ de la formation des adultes et de la pédagogie universitaire. Ils portent sur la conception de dispositifs de formation et d’accompagnement dans le supérieur.

    Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, 8 Av. de Saint-Mandé, F-75012 Paris

    E-mail : elsa.chachkine@sorbonne-nouvelle.fr

  • Jamila Al Khatib, Université Gustave Eiffel

    Jamila Al Khatib est docteure en en Sciences humaines et humanités nouvelles, spécialité Formation des adultes. Elle est responsable de l’Observatoire des Pratiques Pédagogiques à l’université Gustave Eiffel (Champs sur Marne, France) et chercheure associée au Laboratoire Formation et apprentissages professionnels du Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (Paris). Ses recherches portent sur la pédagogie du supérieur (pratiques professionnelles et environnement d’apprentissage).

    Laboratoire FOAP, Cnam, 41 rue Gay Lussac, F-75005 Paris

    E-mail : jamila.al-khatib@univ-eiffel.fr 

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Published

2026-05-29

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 1 (2026): Are doctoral programs a springboard for professionalization?

Section

Articles

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Copyright (c) 2026 Elsa Chachkine, Jamila Al Khatib, Fabienne Saboya

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How to Cite

Chachkine, E., Al Khatib, J. and Saboya, F. (2026) “The ‘ideal’ and ‘lived’ dimensions of a training programme that professionalizes to research: an evaluation of the doctoral school’s programme”, Swiss Journal of Educational Research, 48(1), pp. 30–42. doi:10.24452/sjer.48.1.4.