Examining Doctoral Work : Exploring Principles, Criteria and Processes (Paperback)

PART ONE: EXPLORING THE MEANING OF DOCTORATENESS1. A BRAVE NEW WORLD OF DOCTORATES? 2.WHAT IS A DOCTORATE? 3. ENACTING ‘DOCTORATENESS’: DOCTORAL EXAMINING IN PRACTICE PART TWO: PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THE DOCTORAL EXAMINING PROCESS 4. WHO ARE THE EXAMINERS AND WHAT DO THEY LOOK FOR? 5. PREPARING THE PRELIMINARY, INDEPENDENT REPORTS PART THREE: JUDGEMENTS AND THEIR AFTERMATH6. MAKING THE DECISION 7.THE ORAL EXAMINATION (LIVE VOICE): WHY, WHAT AND HOW 8.POST EXAMINATION: THE EXAMINERS’ AND CHAIR’S ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES