Table 3 Example of analysis
Theme | Category | Code | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|
Financial concerns | Support during study | Conflict between needing to secure a living and doing a PhD | I have seen many people not being able to do PhD because they have not got simultaneously funding to stay in the institute and work |
Lack of research funding impacting on studies | Challenge of insecure research funding | Ensuring funding for research and you have support for life. There are certain uncertainties and these are real challenges | |
Quality of supervision | Time constraints to do research | Supervisor demands interfering with studies | … my supervisor wants to see me every single day … every time we meet there will be changes … [for example] look at the physical activity [then] cancel it … when a lot of work will have been done … |
Quality of supervision | Good supervisor is important for study | Sometimes one is unlucky and does not get a good supervisors. So getting a good supervisor is very important |