Pixel International Conferences

The organization of doctoral education has always caused problems in universities. The PhD student so unwilling to attend lecturing process and various modules examinations, but mostly eager to complete the research and complete thesis for final defense. On the other hand, the PhD studies is not only a research, but also it is an educational process, and consequently needs for effective teaching strategy implementation.

This conflict of interests is the important for our days PhD programs accomplishment. However, it is necessary from the one hand, to considered by doctorate individuals, that educational modules included in the doctorial programs is not just ineffective and unnecessary reasons of “waste of time”, on the other hand, contribute to the formation of competitive learning outcomes during PhD study period.

The article discusses the PhD programs effective approaches to teaching strategies, that are focused on formation of outcomes, such as interpersonal & leadership skills, project management & organization of research, information management, self-management & carrier development.

Currently, it is highly important to reoriented education strategy, targeted to PhD students’ transferable skills acquisition, through avoiding unnecessary theoretical educational modules and training hard loading. For this reason, the paper analyzes various surveys, regarding to teaching strategy in PhD programs within Bologna educational area and presents recommendations for development educational process structuring in the third level of higher education. Especially, it is highlighted the problems of PhD studies organizing process in the Republic of Armenia, based on Salzburg principles and suggested the ways of using the Effective Teaching Strategy in PhD Programs.