The Experience of ‘Defending’ the Doctoral Dissertation : International Comparative Studies of the Final Oral Examination (Hardcover)

1 - Introduction Part I: Thematic chapters 2 ? Purposes of the defence 3 ? Formats and scripts of the defence’ ?? 4 - Relationships among participants in the PhD defence: A question of familiarity 5 ? Supervisor roles, before during and after the defence? Part II: Case studies of universities 6 - A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Augsburg, Germany. 7 - A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. ?8 - A case study of the PhD defence at the Beijing Language and Culture University, China. 9 - A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Connecticut, USA. 10 - A case study of the PhD defence at the Durham University, UK. 11 - A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Paris-Saclay - Versailles, France.?12 - A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Primorska, Slovenia?13 - A case study of the PhD defence at the Saarland University, Germany. 14 - A case study of the PhD defence at the Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria. 15 - A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Southern Denmark in Kolding, Denmark.16 - A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Trieste, Italy. Afterword Index

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