Hi all
I did my MA 14 years ago. At the time I was encouraged to stay on and do my PhD (they would have covered fees but no cost of living). I couldn't, so I did a PGCE and I'm a secondary teacher.
Anyway, I really regret not doing it and I'm feeling pretty fed up. I did speak to my supervising lecturer a few years ago who encouraged me to put a proposal together but told me that if I was looking to move into HE, jobs were scarce. At the time, this was my main motivation and so I didn't go ahead.
Now I am more and more frustrated that I have no challenge in my life. The only thing that has ever absorbed me and given me a sense of fulfilment was doing my BA and MA. I'm thinking about pursuing a PhD just because I want to do it.
I just have no idea where to start. I know I'll need to get saving, but in terms of what I want to work on. Do people expand on earlier BA/MA work or pick fresh areas to study for PhD? How do you get up to date in your subject with relatively little access to academic materials? I have no library access for a university and no periodical passwords. I don't want to propose something that has been done to death!
Essentially, I am clueless and would appreciate any advice you can give.
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KinkyDorito · 11/05/2016 16:47
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