" The first edition of Researching Higher Education has been a very helpful resource for
those trying to make sense of the field of higher education. Malcolm Tight has accomplished …

Undertaking a PhD is commonly viewed as an apprenticeship, where the student learns the
trade of becoming an academic. However, the doctoral degree did not start off with that …

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 …

During his lifetime Henri Lefebvre (1901-1991) was renowned in France as a philosopher,
sociologist and activist. Although he published more than 70 books, few were available in …

This chapter explores first the role of researcher perspective in the research process, then
the unique nuances of the researcher positionality in dissertations in practice, followed by a …

Doctoral education is going through a period of transition. This transition is evident in the
many varieties of doctoral degrees currently offered in higher education institutions …

Portents of the demise of the Professional Doctorate have emerged in some recent policy
and institutional circles in Australia, raising questions about the meaning and relevance of …

In order to think clearly about doctoral education and identify priorities for change, it is
necessary to frame it in ways that open up productive discussions about what doctoral …

Universities assume that the conceptions of research represented in their policies and plans
are universally applicable. However, if individual postgraduate research students …

How is creativity understood and facilitated across music education settings? What is the
power of creativity in enhancing individual and group learning? How is musical creativity …