Advances in Nursing Doctoral Education & Research [Complete issue: April 2015, Vol 3, No 1]

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<p><em>Advances in Doctoral Nursing Education and Research</em>. Official Journal for the International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing (INDEN).</p> <p>The file attached to this record is the April 2015 edition of ANDER, INDEN's peer-reviewed journal. This journal evolved from the INDEN Newsletter which served the organisation well for many years. Since 2013 the journal has acknowledged the excellence of submitted manuscripts by having them peer-reviewed. Submissions are warmly invited and the relevant guidelines can be found at: <a href="http://nursing.jhu.edu/excellence/inden/ander-journal.html">http://nursing.jhu.edu/excellence/inden/ander-journal.html</a></p> <p>This edition of the journal focuses on the many uses of social networking in nursing doctoral education, with particular emphasis on the role of technology and the internet. In the peer-reviewed section Darina Petrovsky examines the role of social media in the lives of PhD students, giving overview of social media platforms. Dr Beth Fahlberg then explains how social media can be leveraged to facilitate recruitment and dissemination in doctoral research. Finally Dr Caleb Ferguson, Dr Calvin Moorley and Professor Debra Jackson make the case for all doctoral students having a Twitter account. Elsewhere in the journal doctoral students from a range of different countries present insights into their learning journays, including some focus on social media.</p>