Table of contents - Special Issue: Standards and the doctoral award
Guest Editors: D. Howard, Malcolm Shaw
Doctorates – converging or diverging patterns of provision
Stephen Hoddell, Deborah Street, Helena WildbloodSince the 1980s, the traditional research‐based route to a PhD and the PhD by publication have been joined by practice‐based doctorates, professional doctorates and recently by…
Quality assurance issues for a PhD by published work: a case study
Keith WilsonDescribes a number of quality assurance issues relating to the award of the degree of PhD on the basis of published work by the University of Hertfordshire which arose over a…
Discourses on research and the PhD in Design
David DurlingArt and design has recently seen considerable growth in PhD studies and in the UK the sector has been at the forefront in developing practice‐based doctorates. There is an ongoing…
In the dark? Preparing for the PhD viva
Penny Tinkler, Carolyn JacksonIn a climate of tightening quality controls and audits within higher education, the transparency of doctoral examination practices is increasingly the subject of scrutiny…
A flexible approach to PhD research training
Iain A. Frame, ILiz AllenThe Wellcome Trust has reviewed the provision of PhD training from the viewpoint of the students and supervisors it funds; this paper presents evidence from these reviews. A…
Research degree examining – common principles and divergent practices
Stuart Powell, Claire McCauleyReports on discussions that took place at a series of specialist seminars and workshops on research degree examining organised by the UK Council for Graduate Education during…
Benchmarking the PhD – a tentative beginning
Malcolm Shaw, D. Howard GreenThe Quality Assurance Agency’s (QAA) qualifications framework has resulted in hives of benchmarking activity in 42 subject areas focussed on defining acceptable standards of…
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hybridEditors:
- Dr Jeffrey W Alstete
- Dr Heidi Flavian
- Dr Krassie Petrova