Authors of study: Katarina Košmrlj, Ana Arzenšek, Nada Trunk Širca

Year of the study: 2011

Keywords: doctoral studies, Young researchers programme, mentor-PhD candidate relationship, motivation for research, motivation for knowledge transfer, transfer of knowledge into practice, cooperation with end-users

The starting point of the research was to examine how the Young Researchers programme accomplishes its goal of building a knowledge society. The main purpose was to examine knowledge implementation in practice to determine whether the invested public funds are reimbursed to the society in the long run. Three focus groups and a survey were carried out to analyze the program. The additional objectives of the study were to highlight examples of good practices and areas where the program could be further improved.

694 young researchers and young researchers from the economy responded to the survey. In the focus groups, 6 mentors and 11 young researchers and young researchers from the economy participated.

The study was conducted under the auspices of the Slovenian Research Agency, Hruška d.o.o. and Visport d.o.o.

Košmrlj, K., Arzenšek, A. and Trunk Širca, N. (2018). Analysis of the effectiveness of the interplay of theory and practice within the Young Researchers programme, 2011: Between theory and practice: Analysis of the Young Researchers programme [Data file]. Ljubljana: University of Ljubljana, Slovenian Social Science Data Archives. ADP-IDNo: APMR11. Retrieved from: https://www.adp.fdv.uni-lj.si/opisi/apmr11/