博士生跨学科学习经历、科研能力与高校跨学科培养关系探究——跨学科学习动机的中介作用

Research on the Relationship Between Interdisciplinary Training,Interdisciplinary Learning Experience of Doctoral Students and Their Scientific Research Ability:The Mediating Role of Interdisciplinary Learning Motivation

基于41所高校的调查分析发现,跨学科学习经历对博士生科研能力发展有重要影响,博士生所跨学科专业差异越大,其在博士学习阶段的科研能力越弱。和非跨学科博士生相比,同一级学科下跨二级学科博士生、同学科门类下跨一级学科博士生、跨学科门类博士生科研能力依次降低。且跨学科学习经历与高校跨学科培养能直接显著预测博士生科研能力,也能通过博士生跨学科学习动机的中介作用间接预测科研能力。因此,在招收跨学科博士生时应充分考虑学生的专业基础与特长优势;高校应明确跨学科人才的培养目标,以跨学科科研项目为主要依托,加强跨学科导师对博士生的指导,激发博士生跨学科学习动机以促进其科研能力提升。

A questionnaire from 41 universities in China found that interdisciplinary learning experience has an important impact on doctoral students’ research ability.The correlation between the majors learned by doctoral students is directly proportional to the scientific research ability.Compared with non-interdisciplinary doctoral students,other types of interdisciplinary doctoral students have lower performance in scientific research.Moreover,our study found that interdisciplinary research experience and interdisciplinary training in colleges can predict the scientific research ability of doctoral students directly and significantly.And doctoral students’ interdisciplinary learning motivation mediate interdisciplinary learning experience and interdisciplinary training relationships with doctoral students’ research ability.Therefore,when recruiting doctoral students,the tutors and the schools should fully consider the students’ advantages;universities should clarify the training goals of interdisciplinary doctoral students;colleges should rely on interdisciplinary research projects to cultivate interdisciplinary doctoral students;interdisciplinary tutors should strengthen the guidance of students and stimulate doctoral students’ interdisciplinary learning motivation to promote their scientific research ability.