ABSTRACT
The final chapter highlights that completing a doctorate is a personal journey and that, regardless of the outcome, the experience has a positive impact on the individual. Interview participants said that a PhD is more than demonstrating expertise and the delivery of a significant project that has to be presented, defended, and positioned to advance academic knowledge, it is, in fact, a transformational experience. The book closes with a call to action for readers who have not yet committed, to revisit the benefits of starting a doctoral programme and commit, as one interview participant said, “You’ll be glad you did”.
