Examining doctoral examination and the question of the Viva
Lovat, Terry; Holbrook, Allyson; Bourke, Sid; Fairbairn, Hedy; Kiley, Margaret; Paltridge, Brian; Starfield, Sue
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The paper draws on a series of Australian Research Council (ARC) projects aimed at understanding better the process of doctoral examination. The early phase focussed on the Australian doctorate, which functions without a Viva, while the later phase was concerned with comparing the earlier findings with analysis of the United Kingdom (UK) and New Zealand (NZ) systems that include a Viva. Results showed some strengths and weaknesses of both systems and so the paper explores the desirability of...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Lovat, Terry | |
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dc.contributor.author | Holbrook, Allyson | |
dc.contributor.author | Bourke, Sid | |
dc.contributor.author | Fairbairn, Hedy | |
dc.contributor.author | Kiley, Margaret | |
dc.contributor.author | Paltridge, Brian | |
dc.contributor.author | Starfield, Sue | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-02-24T22:42:12Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0018-1609 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/98985 | |
dc.description.abstract | The paper draws on a series of Australian Research Council (ARC) projects aimed at understanding better the process of doctoral examination. The early phase focussed on the Australian doctorate, which functions without a Viva, while the later phase was concerned with comparing the earlier findings with analysis of the United Kingdom (UK) and New Zealand (NZ) systems that include a Viva. Results showed some strengths and weaknesses of both systems and so the paper explores the desirability of drawing on the strengths of both examination models to minimize the weaknesses against a backdrop of escalating pressures on universities. | |
dc.publisher | Tyrrell Burgess Associates Ltd. | |
dc.source | Higher Education Review: the international journal for policy and practice in post school education | |
dc.title | Examining doctoral examination and the question of the Viva | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 47 | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 130103 - Higher Education | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u9501711xPUB41 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Lovat, Terry, The University of Newcastle | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Holbrook, Allyson, University of Newcastle | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Bourke, Sid, The University of Newcastle | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Fairbairn, Hedy, The University of Newcastle | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Kiley, Margaret, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Paltridge, Brian, The University of Sydney | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Starfield, Sue, University of New South Wales | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 3 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 5 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 23 | |
local.identifier.absseo | 939999 - Education and Training not elsewhere classified | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-02-24T12:00:59Z | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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