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The Impact of Changing Government Policies and Institutional Practices on Master's by Coursework Students in Australia: A Viable Pathway to the PhD?
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Kiley, Margaret; Cumming, Jim – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2014
The objective of this paper is to identify the impact of current national policies and emerging curricular practices on master's by coursework students in Australia. It is argued that the rate of top-down policy change, together with bottom-up innovation, is resulting in a high level of complexity that is challenging providers, staff and student…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Masters Degrees
Developments in Research Supervisor Training: Causes and Responses
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Kiley, Margaret – Studies in Higher Education, 2011
Within the overall theme of this special issue of re-theorising doctoral education, this article examines the outcomes of a policy adjustment in a centralised higher education system, and its impact on research supervision practices. Using Australian doctoral programs as a case study, the focus here is the rethinking of research supervision, and…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Supervisory Training, Doctoral Programs, Public Policy