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Table 1 Analytical framework

From: The experience of international nursing students studying for a PhD in the U.K: A qualitative study

Categories

Themes

1. A Journey of Transitions: Adjusting to Doctoral Study in the UK

• Expectations and reality

 

• Anxiety and challenge: adjusting to UK academic practices

 

• Learning in another language

2. A Journey of Relationships: Finding Support for Doctoral Study

• Negotiating the complexities of supervision

 

• Peer support

 

• Institutional support

3. A Journey of Challenge and a Journey of Growth

• An emotional journey

 

• Transformation