I'm a lecturer in a vocational healthcare subject and do not currently have a PhD, in some institutions it is an essential requirement but in others it is understood that those with a traditional PhD often lack the significant clinical and practice experience. I am however looking forward and to progress a doctorate would certainly help.
I am being given mixed messages about the way to go, specifically a DProf or PhD. My thoughts are that a traditional PhD, although still the gold standard will essentially take me away from teaching for 4-5 year, even with a NIHR fellowship I will essentially be down to 2 days per week of teaching.
A DProf however could allows me to essentially use the day job to gain the doctorate, this would most likely have to be more pedogogical research than I would do through a PhD.
Any advice. Some colleagues are telling me DProfs are a waste of time, others that they are the best thing for me to do.
Other option is through publication, I will have 1 shortly and I am fairly confident I can produce another every 18 months, just feel this would take a long time and I don't know how many I would realistically need.