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Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - In the dark? Preparing for the PhD viva.
AU - Jackson, C.
AU - Tinkler, P.
N1 - Special issue - Quality and Standards in Doctoral Awards
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - In a climate of tightening quality controls and audits within higher education, the transparency of doctoral examination practices is increasingly the subject of scrutiny. Examines quality and standards issues that arise in relation to setting up, and preparing for, the examination of the research PhD. Specifically, the ways in which the examination is organised and the ways in which candidates prepare for the viva are addressed. The discussion draws on three sets of data collected between 1999 and 2001: institutional policy data; questionnaire data from PhD candidates, examiners and supervisors; and interview data with candidates before and after their PhD vivas.
AB - In a climate of tightening quality controls and audits within higher education, the transparency of doctoral examination practices is increasingly the subject of scrutiny. Examines quality and standards issues that arise in relation to setting up, and preparing for, the examination of the research PhD. Specifically, the ways in which the examination is organised and the ways in which candidates prepare for the viva are addressed. The discussion draws on three sets of data collected between 1999 and 2001: institutional policy data; questionnaire data from PhD candidates, examiners and supervisors; and interview data with candidates before and after their PhD vivas.
U2 - 10.1108/09684880210423573
DO - 10.1108/09684880210423573
M3 - Journal article
VL - 10
SP - 86
EP - 97
JO - Quality Assurance in Education
JF - Quality Assurance in Education
IS - 2
ER -