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Paltridge, Brian; Starfield, Sue – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2023
This paper examines the PhD by publication in the humanities and social sciences in US, UK, Canadian and Australian universities. A set of PhDs by publication from each of these countries were collected for the study. The theses were analysed to see to what extent they fitted, or not, with discussions of thesis types described in previous research…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Policy, Humanities
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Swapna Kumar; Doris U. Bolliger; Elizabeth A. Roumell – Online Learning, 2023
Prior research has established the importance of the supervisor-doctoral candidate relationship and highlighted the importance of mentoring practices for the successful completion of doctoral theses/dissertations in the online environment. This article presents the findings of a survey with faculty members who work as supervisors in online and…
Descriptors: Mentors, Faculty Advisers, Doctoral Students, Supervisor Supervisee Relationship
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James D. Breslin; Joannah L. O'Hatnick; Alexandra D. Schmied; Maryann H. Kope – Learning Assistance Review, 2022
Peer educators, central to the work we do in academic support and more broadly in higher education, have deep impacts on student learning, development, and success. The ways that academic support professionals in the field make sense of their relationships with peer educators can impact the structure, function, and efficacy of support programs and…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Peer Relationship, Power Structure, Foreign Countries
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Wisker, Gina; Robinson, Gillian – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2014
Increase in numbers of postgraduate students worldwide represent an opportunity and necessity for nurturing and recognising the diversity of culturally inflected research topics, methodologies and expression. However, there are tensions in the definitions, encouragement and recognition of diversity in theses, and in balances of power in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Cultural Awareness, Doctoral Dissertations
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Mabunda, P. L. – Africa Education Review, 2013
Teaching Practice is a core component of pre-service or initial teacher education programmes worldwide. The requirements set by the South African Committee on Higher Education effected changes to the coordination and supervision of Teaching Practice. The purpose of this conceptual study was to review and gain insight into the use of various…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Practicums, Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teacher Education
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Fletcher, Edward C., Jr. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2013
Student teaching is considered to be the most critical event and capstone experience of teacher preparation programs. However, within the discipline of business education, very few studies have investigated the challenges and issues of developing future business teachers within the student teaching internship. This study examined the perspectives…
Descriptors: Investigations, Barriers, Business Administration Education, College Faculty