The rather elusive concept of 'doctorateness
A reaction to Wellington
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4097345 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian Poole (0000-0002-7357-4019, National University of Singapore, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1507-1522 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079.2013.873026 |
| OpenAlex | W2005191517 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 16 |
This paper summarises and then critiques some of the key arguments and conclusions provided by Wellington who argues that it would be sensible to give up the search for the ‘inner essence’ of ‘doctorateness’ (a term referring to a common quality of doctoral candidates or of their written dissertations). It is argued here that progress towards description of doctorateness has in fact already been made, and it is proposed that this can be built on by promoting further discussion focusing on issues such as whether doctorateness should be seen as residing in doctoral theses, doctoral candidates, or both; and by recognising the polysemous nature of concepts like ‘originality’ and ‘new knowledge’ which often arise in university documentation relating to work at doctoral level
Documentation · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Higher education · Originality · Political science · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions · Engineering · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Health and Medical Research Impacts · Law · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,78 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |