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Direct linkHolbrook, Allyson; Bourke, Sid; Fairbairn, Hedy; Lovat, Terence – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
In practice and process PhD examination is distinctive, reflecting the high expectations of students whose learning has been directed to their becoming researchers. This article builds on previous research on the examination of Australian theses that revealed that examiners in Science (n?=?542) and Education (n?=?241) provide a substantial…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Programs, Verbal Tests, Graduate Students
Holbrook, Allyson; Bourke, Sid; Fairbairn, Hedy; Lovat, Terry – Studies in Higher Education, 2007
The review of literature, so central to scholarly work and disciplined inquiry, is expected of the Ph.D. student, but how far along the road are they expected to travel? This article investigates the expectations of "the literature" in research and scholarship at Ph.D. level from the examiner and assessment perspective. The analysis…
Descriptors: Examiners, Scholarship, Literature Reviews, Doctoral Dissertations
