Doctoral Study In Contemporary Higher Education - Couverture souple

Green, Howard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0335214738 ISBN 13 : 9780335214730

Editeur : Open University Press, 2005

Synopsis

• How can the full range of doctoral study in the UK be best described?
• What are the key features that are driving change to the system?
• What are the implications of current initiatives and the increasingly international context of research degree study?

This book covers the differing kinds of doctorate award that exist currently and discusses critically issues that arise from the ways in which related forms of doctoral study are organized and assessed. It focuses on doctoral study, in all its forms, in the higher education sector in the United Kingdom, while being contextualised within an international dimension.

Drawing on both quantitative and qualitative data, the book focuses on the diversity in doctoral study. It examines the current state of the full range of doctoral awards, describes them, and then critically analyses tensions that exist. For example, it assesses the definitions and relations between different kinds of doctoral award, the pedagogy that surrounds them and the examination phases of each. The book also offers suggestions of ways to resolve the tensions associated with different forms of study and indicates possible future directions.

Doctoral Study in Contemporary Higher Education is an essential text for those who manage, fund and deliver education at doctoral level.

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À propos de l'auteur

Howard Green is Chair of the UK Council for Graduate Education and the Modern Universities Research group. Formerly Dean of the Research and Graduate School, he is now Pro Vice Chancellor with responsibility for planning and innovation at Staffordshire University. He is Professor of Urban Planning at Staffordshire and Visiting Professor of Urban Planning at both Leeds Metropolitan University and Lille 1 University.

Stuart Powell is Professor of Educational Psychology and Director of Research Degrees at the University of Hertfordshire. He is also Honorary Secretary of the UK Council for Graduate Education. His original research interests were in the understanding and education of individuals with special needs – in particular those with autism. More recently, his research has focused on doctoral study.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Open University Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0335214738
• ISBN 13: 9780335214730
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible