Storied Doctorates

Preface.- 1. Introduction: Traversing the terrain of a research (not quite) field: what gets in the way and what helps us on our way; Maria Xypaki, Maria Angelica Mejia-Caceres, Eleni Sinakou, Ailim Schwambach.- 2. Deep Valleys, Dense Swamps, and Unhealthily High Levels of Stress - Auto- Ethnographic Narratives from a Life-World of a PhD-Student; Margaretha Häggström.- 3. The process of doctoral studies as a research journey in a sea of diverse feelings and experiences; María Angélica Mejía-Cáceres .- 4. Finding My Own Voice Whilst Researching Students' Voices: Experiences of a PhD investigating experiences of adolescents with education for sustainability; Ian Ayre.- 5. Searching for a center of gravity among different cultural, educational and epistemological contexts during my doctoral studies; Eleni Sinakou.- 6. Challenges and trips - on the ups and downs of my PhD experience; Christiana Glettler    .- 7. Reconsidering ESD Scholarship; Maria Xypaki.- 8. Discovering environmental literacy: PhD reflections about my own training process; Olaya Alvarez-Garcia.- 9. Slog through Thoughts and Find the Right Way with Candle Light: Ph.D.; Sule Alici.- 10. From the seed to the tree; Ailim Schwambach.- 11. Believing Your Research Can Change the World Helps; Peter Ogudoro.- 12. Conclusion: An Afterword for thinking forwards; Elsa Lee.

María Xypaki is an award-winning higher education professional. She is currently the Curriculum and Public Engagement Consultant at University College London and a Teaching Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK). Her roles involve enhancing student experience and academic practice by leading on the development of cross-institutional projects and services. She has extensively advised on the development of higher education curricula to embed sustainability and inclusivity considerations. Maria's most recent research interests revolve around Community Engaged Learning and knowledge co-creation with a focus on underrepresented communities. Maria has led on various national and international educational projects and initiatives. She is about to embark on her Research EdD journey at the Institute of Education (IoE), UCL. Publications include: Xypaki, M. (2015). An innovative model of student-led sustainability in higher education. In Integrating Sustainability Thinking in Science and Engineering Curricula (pp. 473-495). Springerlink International Publishing. Switzerland. Xypaki, M. (2016). A practical example of integrating sustainable development into higher education: Green Dragons, City University London Students' Union. Local Economy, 30(3), 316-329. Maria has extensively presented her work in international and national conferences.