Formations of new knowledge in doctoral supervision and examination in Australia
A preliminary investigation of the adequacy of the written thesis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21555751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Oksana Razoumova (0000-0001-8669-4485, Victoria University), Neil Hooley (0000-0001-8583-4925, Victoria University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1846-1861 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-16 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Higher Education Research & Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0729-4360 • E-ISSN: 1469-8366 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07294360.2024.2376131 |
| OpenAlex | W4400604498 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 37 |
This small-scale research has drawn on the experience of six senior academics who have been involved in extensive doctoral supervision and examinations. The aim of the article is to discuss the nature of doctoral supervision and examination, and suggest views to enhance the expression of research outcomes as new knowledge or re-interpreting of existing ideas, theories and approaches. An interpretive view of knowledge involving critical inquiry into qualitative interview data guides the research methodology. Main points arising from semi-structured interviews form the basis of five theorised themes. Analysis of transcribed interview responses has identified trends, commonalities and differences, and has enabled the theorising of themes from Habermasian and Freireian perspectives of praxis, dialogue, critique and critical awareness. Implications for a critical, dialogical, philosophical thesis are posed, where systematic oral language strengthens written understanding
Dialogical self · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Pedagogy · Praxis · Qualitative research · Semi-structured interview · Social science · Sociology · Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Psychology · Reflective Practices in Education · Social Psychology
The new production of knowledge
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Thematic analysis
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Doctoral education from its medieval foundations to today's globalisation and standardisation
A worked example of Braun and Clarke’s approach to reflexive thematic analysis
Wilhelm von Humboldt’s Bildung theory and educational reform
The expansion of doctoral education and the changing nature and purpose of the doctorate
Different profiles for the assessment of student theses in teacher education
The Good University. What Universities actually do and why it's time for radical change
The worldwide trend to high participation higher education
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The concept of ‘originality’ in the Ph.D
Assessment procedures of Norwegian PhD theses as viewed by examiners from the USA, the UK and Sweden
What do examiners look for in a PhD thesis? Explicit and implicit criteria used by examiners across disciplines
The promise of Bildung —or ‘a world of one's own’
Changing lives
The effects of managerialism in higher education on doctoral theorising
Evaluation Practices of Doctoral Examination Committees
Brief History of Neoliberalism
What is Originality in the Humanities and the Social Sciences
Thematic Analysis
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