The Experience of Examining the PhD: An International Comparative Study of Processes and Standards of Doctoral Examination

ISBN-13: 9781032164366 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 264 str.

Byram, Michael

Opis

This book provides an authoritative overview of the criteria and standards of the doctorate across a wide range of international settings, with a particular focus on the practices of examining.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  Part I: Transversal studies 2. Standards and criteria: Is there a case for international comparability?  3. The experience of examiners and examining  4. The final oral examination  5. The role of languages in doctoral examination   Part II: Case studies of universities Africa 6. Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique  7. Makerere University, Uganda  Asia 8. Beijing Language and Culture University, China  9. A Japanese University  10. Thammasat University, Thailand  South America 11. Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina  12. The University of São Paulo, Brazil  The West 13. University of Aveiro, Portugal  14. University of Connecticut, USA  15. Durham University, England, United Kingdom  16. Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland  17. Macquarie University, Australia  18. Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria  19. Afterword