03379cam a2200529M 4500 9781003495000 FlBoTFG 20251030122254.0 m o d cr |n||||||||| 250212s2025 xx o 0|| 0 eng d OCoLC-P eng OCoLC-P 9781040336540 (electronic bk.) 104033654X (electronic bk.) 9781003495000 (electronic bk.) 1003495001 (electronic bk.) 9781040336502 (electronic bk. : PDF) 1040336507 (electronic bk. : PDF) 1032796324 9781032796321 10.4324/9781003495000 doi (OCoLC)1498663403 (OCoLC-P)1498663403 LB2369 EDU 000000 bisacsh EDU 024000 bisacsh EDU 030000 bisacsh JNM bicssc EXPERIENCE OF 'DEFENDING' THE DOCTORAL DISSERTATION [electronic resource] : International Comparative Studies of the Final Oral Examination. [S.l.] : ROUTLEDGE, 2025. 1 online resource Routledge Research in Higher Education 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. OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record. Dissertations, Academic. 59797 EDUCATION / General bisacsh 64374 EDUCATION / Reference bisacsh 95205 EDUCATION / Testing & Measurement bisacsh 94831 Byram, Michael. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJbCKYQ6TgXRBBdjfvbcfq 95206 Stoĭcheva, Marii︠a︡. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjwqYtQ4rHjyD38phcXY8C 95207 Routledge research in higher education. 65345 Taylor & Francis https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003495000 OCLC metadata license agreement http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf E-Books 68001 68001