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Hartley, James; Fox, Claire – Studies in Higher Education, 2004
Many postgraduate students in Britain experience a 'mock' viva some time before their 'real' one, but little has been published on this aspect of gaining a Ph.D. or professional doctorate. In this study questionnaire data on the experiences and feelings of 29 UK postgraduate students concerning their mock vivas are summarized. The results suggest…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Doctoral Dissertations