Since the 1980s there has been significant growth in the engagement of higher education
with workforce development, with among other things the emergence of a distinct if varied …

Since the early twentieth century the PhD has been the research degree of choice in the UK,
but traditional ideas and practices relating to the degree are now being challenged. This …

Relatively few studies have explored the motivations of students in pursuing a professional
doctorate. The study reported in this article is based on data from 29 students pursuing …

Does one need really need boundaries between doctoral supervisor and supervisee when
talking about mature learners? Drawing on reflection from her extensive experience, the …

The growth and evolution of professional doctorates in Australia, the UK and other parts of
the English-speaking world has been widely reported and discussed. Recently, forms of …

There has been a great deal of discussion about the need for interdisciplinary, applied
research to service the needs of the knowledge economy and to solve the broader complex …

Professional doctorates now form an established alternative to the PhD, both in the UK and
Australia. Recent developments have seen the emergence of what some commentators call …

This study investigated first‐year students' perceptions of their level of capability across
several domains of generic skills and attributes. Factor analysis of students' ratings revealed …

Цель публикации показать наиболее важные элементы и представить
организационные и теоретические основы обучения, совмещенного с работой (ОСР …

This study investigates how learning to become a" researching professional"(Bourner,
Bowden, & Laing, 2000) is understood by students undertaking a professional Doctorate of …