Across the globe, doctoral education is in the throes of change. Diversification, regulation and proliferation are just a few of the developments that pose major challenges for those …
NU Hadi, B Muhammad - Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice, 2019 - jestp.com
Given the influx of new courses and programmes, an increase in the number of local and international students, as well as an upsurge in the number of universities in Malaysia …
In this article we explore how examiners assess a thesis that includes published work. An online survey was used to gather data on approaches to assessing publication-based …
CR Madan - European Journal of Neuroscience, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Becoming a successful academic and securing a principal investigator (PI) position at a research‐intensive university requires many distinct skills. Beyond some form of technical …
This study aims to better understand the learning experiences of doctoral examiners in relation to their assessment practices in the PhD viva, which directly impacts the PhD …
S Kobayashi, C Emmeche - Assessment & Evaluation in Higher …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study looks at assessment of PhD theses from two perspectives: criteria in use in assessment reports at a science faculty and norms of science. Fifty assessment reports were …
DE Alexander, IR Davis - Quality Assurance in Education, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the issues and challenges associated with examining PhD theses in the modern, rapidly changing academic world. The PhD degree …
S Peacock - International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 2017 - eresearch.qmu.ac.uk
ABSTRACT Aim/Purpose The purpose of this work is to develop more nuanced understandings of the PhD by publication, particularly raising awareness of the retrospective …
J Burford - Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This article proposes that a queer reading of failure might offer opportunities to re-think the affective-political practice of doctoral writing. It examines data from one case in Aotearoa …