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Research degree examining: quality issues of principle and practice
Stuart Powell, Howard GreenRaises questions about the research degree examination and in particular the apparent reluctance on the part of institutions and both regulatory and funding agencies to develop a…
Quality and equality in British PhD assessment
Louise Morley, Diana Leonard, Miriam DavidThis paper asks whether doctoral assessment has escaped the regulation of quality assurance procedures. Raising questions about the affective and micropolitical dimensions of an…
The process of examining research degrees: some issues of quality
Stuart Powell, Clare McCauleyThis paper reports the findings of a small survey of the views of individual academics in relation to four issues regarding research degree examiners: the use of their reports;…
Assessing the PhD: a constructive view of criteria
Pam DenicoloResearch and informed debate reveals that institutional practices in relation to research degree examining vary considerably across the sector. Within a context of accountability…
The PhD examination: support and training for supervisors and examiners
Pat Cryer, Peter MertensTwo linked schemes have been developed to provide greater support for academics involved in the supervision of postgraduate students. One, the Training and Accreditation Programme…
Figuratively speaking: six accounts of the PhD viva
Sue WallaceThis paper is based on research into the conduct of PhD vivas, whose aim was to investigate how this examination is experienced by successful candidates, and specifically to…
Students’ questions and their implications for the viva
Rowena MurrayThis paper draws on viva preparation workshops conducted at the University of Strathclyde and at other universities in the UK. In workshop discussions, students’ questions reveal…
Questions in doctoral vivas: views from the inside
Vernon TraffordKnowing what occurs at doctoral vivas is restricted to those who attend. Since 1998 the author has observed the transactions of doctoral vivas in the disciplines of applied…
The selection of external examiners for research degrees
Richard W. JoynerThe external examiner (EE) is the most important arbiter of whether a student’s submission earns the research degree for which it is entered. Based largely on personal experience…
The trials of being a PhD external examiner
Lester L. GrabbeThe external examiner is the backbone of the system for PhD awards in the UK. Yet, when external examining is discussed in the abstract, the examiner is often seen as a villain…
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- Dr Jeffrey W Alstete
- Dr Heidi Flavian
- Dr Krassie Petrova