The Experience of ‘Defending’ the Doctoral Dissertation
This volume describes, compares, and analyses the experience of ‘defending’ the doctoral dissertation in a final oral examination in universities and traditions in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and beyond. Forming the basis for a comparative study of the different traditions, 11 case stu...
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| description | This volume describes, compares, and analyses the experience of ‘defending’ the doctoral dissertation in a final oral examination in universities and traditions in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and beyond. Forming the basis for a comparative study of the different traditions, 11 case study chapters include analysis of the regulatory framework; semi-structured interviews with candidates, examiners, and supervisors; and ethnographic observations of the defence. Cases are drawn from universities in Bulgaria, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, the USA, and China. Further chapters analyse comparatively the findings in the case studies and explore crucial themes such as the nature and purpose of the defence, the composition of examining committees, the role of supervisors, and the idea of the defence as ritual and performance. Providing unprecedented levels of detail into a process often perceived as hidden from academic debate, this book will enrich the experience of both new and existing candidates as well as examiners and supervisors, and will be of further interest to researchers, scholars, and postgraduate students working on the study of higher education, international and comparative education, and assessment in higher education. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1660192025-08-19T05:08:06Z The Experience of ‘Defending’ the Doctoral Dissertation Byram, Michael Stoicheva, Maria doctorate studies doctorate defence cross-national comparisons European traditions European Higher Education Area EHEA oral examination PhD doctorate academic mobility international standards Portugal Denmark Poland Bulgaria Germany Slovenia Italy Norway France USA China thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JND Educational systems and structures::JNDH Education: examinations and assessment This volume describes, compares, and analyses the experience of ‘defending’ the doctoral dissertation in a final oral examination in universities and traditions in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and beyond. Forming the basis for a comparative study of the different traditions, 11 case study chapters include analysis of the regulatory framework; semi-structured interviews with candidates, examiners, and supervisors; and ethnographic observations of the defence. Cases are drawn from universities in Bulgaria, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, the USA, and China. Further chapters analyse comparatively the findings in the case studies and explore crucial themes such as the nature and purpose of the defence, the composition of examining committees, the role of supervisors, and the idea of the defence as ritual and performance. Providing unprecedented levels of detail into a process often perceived as hidden from academic debate, this book will enrich the experience of both new and existing candidates as well as examiners and supervisors, and will be of further interest to researchers, scholars, and postgraduate students working on the study of higher education, international and comparative education, and assessment in higher education. 2025-08-19T05:08:03Z 2025-08-19T05:08:03Z 2025-08-18T11:59:38Z 2025 book ONIX_20250818T135708_9781003495000_10 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/105547 9781003495000 9781032796321 9781032800134 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/166019 eng Routledge Research in Higher Education open access Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003495000 10.4324/9781003495000 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 Chapter A case study of the PhD defence at the Durham University, UK Chapter A case study of the PhD defence at Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria Chapter A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Trieste, Italy a8e74c5d-118d-4f28-af8b-87fbb92e3fde f73c13fc-8b4e-4723-b080-41f96a65b478 b0dbcd2c-716b-4d35-a0da-42082e86dfc7 9781003495000 9781032796321 9781032800134 Routledge London open access |
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| topic | doctorate studies doctorate defence cross-national comparisons European traditions European Higher Education Area EHEA oral examination PhD doctorate academic mobility international standards Portugal Denmark Poland Bulgaria Germany Slovenia Italy Norway France USA China thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JND Educational systems and structures::JNDH Education: examinations and assessment |
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