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The Experience of Examining the PhD 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. Presenting case studies and research from 13 universities in 13 countries across Africa, Asia, North and South America, Australia, and Europe, the book is based on in-depth interviews and comparative analyses of the PhD examining experience. It reveals the variations and similarities in different academic tra- ditions and investigates the extent to which there are comparable expectations and standards across countries. It suggests that criteria and standards – both written and unwritten – are broadly similar, but shows that there is a need for much more explicitly formulated criteria and standards for an internationalised approach to doctoral assessment. Following on from the 2019 book The Doctorate as Experience in Europe and Beyond, this book will be of great interest to current and potential doctoral examiners, researchers of higher education, and university administrators. Michael Byram is Professor Emeritus of Education, Durham University, England. Maria Stoicheva is Jean Monnet Chair and Professor of Political Science, Department of European Studies, Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria. Routledge Research in Higher Education Queerness as Doing in Higher Education Narrating the Insider/Outsider Paradox as LGBTQ+ Scholars and Practitioners Jesus Cisneros, T.J. Jourian, Ryan A. 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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Byram, Michael, editor. | Stoicheva, Maria, editor. Title: The experience of examining the Ph.D. : an international comparative study of processes and standards of doctoral examination / edited by Michael Byram and Maria Stoicheva. Description: New York : Routledge, 2023. | Series: Routledge research in higher education | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2022035496 (print) | LCCN 2022035497 (ebook) | ISBN 9781032156972 (Hardcover) | ISBN 9781032164366 (Paperback) | ISBN 9781003248569 (eBook) Subjects: LCSH: Universities and colleges--Graduate work--Examinations--Cross-cultural studies. | Comparative education--Cross-cultural studies. Classification: LCC LB2371 .E93 2023 (print) | LCC LB2371 (ebook) | DDC 378.1/55--dc23/eng/20221011 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022035496 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022035497 ISBN: 9781032156972 (hbk) ISBN: 9781032164366 (pbk) ISBN: 9781003248569 (ebk) DOI: 10.4324/9781003248569 Typeset in Galliard by KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. Contents List of figures viii List of tables ix List of editors and contributors x Preface xv 1 Introduction 1 MICHAEL BYRAM AND MARIA STOICHEVA PART I Transversal studies 19 2 Standards and criteria: Is there a case for international comparability? 21 MICHAEL BYRAM 3 The experience of examiners and examining 34 JULIET LUM, ALICE CHIK, AND MARIA STOICHEVA 4 The final oral examination 45 MANUELA WAGNER, MELINA PORTO, AND NIKOLINA TSVETKOVA 5 The role of languages in doctoral examination 55 PRUE HOLMES, MARIA HELENA ARAÚJO E SÁ, AND SUSANA PINTO PART II Case studies of universities 67 Africa 6 Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique 69 JORGE JAIME DOS SANTOS FRINGE AND HILÁRIA JOAQUIM MATAVELE vi Contents 7 Makerere University, Uganda 81 CONSOLATA KABONESA, RUTH NSIBIRANO, AND EUZOBIA MUGISHA BAINE Asia 8 Beijing Language and Culture University, China 105 LIHONG WANG 9 A Japanese University 120 FUMIKO TAKAHASHI AND KAZUAKI IWABUCHI 10 Thammasat University, Thailand 134 DUMRONG ADUNYARITTIGUN, SANEH THONGRIN, KAMONRAT SRIHARUKSA, AND PRANEE SEENAK South America 11 Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina 149 MELINA PORTO AND SILVANA JULIETA BARBONI 12 The University of São Paulo, Brazil 161 KAI ENNO LEHMANN The West 13 University of Aveiro, Portugal 175 MARIA HELENA ARAÚJO E SÁ, NILZA COSTA, DIANA OLIVEIRA, AND SUSANA PINTO 14 University of Connecticut, USA 193 EDITH J. BARRETT AND MANUELA WAGNER 15 Durham University, England, United Kingdom 206 PRUE HOLMES AND DIMITRA KOKOTSAKI 16 Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland 223 NATASZA STYCZYŃSKA AND MARCIN ZUBEK 17 Macquarie University, Australia 234 JULIET LUM AND ALICE CHIK Contents vii 18 Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria 250 MARIA STOICHEVA, NIKOLINA TSVETKOVA, AND MICHAEL BYRAM Afterword 264 Index 266 Figures 9.1 Overview of the steps in the doctoral programme 121 10.1 Overview of steps in the doctoral programme at Thammasat University 135 13.1 Number of doctorates at the UA from 2004/05 to 2018/19 176 13.2 Number of doctorates at the University of Aveiro (Portugal) by discipline area from 2004/05 to 2018/19 178 17.1 Flowchart 239 17.2 Australian Qualifications Framework Council, Australian Qualifications Framework second edition January 2013 243 Tables 2.1 Ratios of outbound and inbound students 22 6.1 Participants’ characteristics 71 7.1 Proportion of graduate students 82 7.2 Approved guidelines PhD thesis examiners 85 7.3 Summary of participants 89 7.4 Characteristics of the participants 90 8.1 Postgraduate students 106 8.2 Characteristics of participants 109 9.1 The number of students and PhD awardees by field 121 9.2 Profile of the interviewees 123 10.1 Participants’ background information 137 11.1 The doctorate at the School of Humanities and Sciences of Education in 2019 150 11.2 Profiles of interviewees 153 12.1 Profiles of the interviewees 163 13.1 Interviewees’ profiles 177 14.1 Number of students and doctoral degrees conferred, University of Connecticut 194 14.2 Profile of the interviewees 196 15.1 Awarding of PhDs 207 15.2 Profile of the interviewees 210 16.1 Profile of the interviewees 226 17.1 Macquarie University students 234 17.2 Profile of the interviewees 235 17.3 Characteristics of the interviewees 236 18.1 Profiles of the interviewees 253
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