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Critical engagement in professional reproduction

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Ph.D. programs are key elements in the reproduction of problematic academic practices and conventions. Ph.D. students must not blindly internalize these practices and conventions, but realize the opportunity to work collectively with their mentors and established academics towards structural transformation.

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  1. Yes, I am fully aware that I am breaking the academic “rule” of presenting only credible and scientifically surveyed data as empirical evidence.

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I thank two anonymous referees and Mary Gilmartin for her editorial guidance.

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  1. Department of Geography, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria St., Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, Canada

    Harald Bauder

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Bauder, H. Critical engagement in professional reproduction. GeoJournal 80, 215–217 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-014-9573-7

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