The aim of this abstract is to identify preparatory steps to build self-awareness strategies to help you manage your online PhD journey more effectively. Research on PhD students’ unique study journey is well documented. However, there is little research on the development of self-awareness. While previous research on Phd students is informative, most of it, except for some mature aged students who have shared reflective accounts, focuses on younger students who proceed from honours to the PhD or choose to study for the qualification for career development or personal interest. Questions arising: What are the preparatory steps to build self-awareness strategies at the commencement of your online PhD? Why reflect on the commencement of the PhD journey? When and where should I take stock of progress? The aim of this paper is to reflect on the preliminary steps and processes for building self-awareness at the commencement of a PhD.

Author: Marie B. Fisher

Published in: London International Conference on Education (LICE-2023)

• Date of Conference: 13-15 November 2023
• DOI: 10.20533/LICE.2023.0027
• ISBN: 978-1-913572-66-2
• Conference Location: St Anne’s College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK