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Stuart Powell is Professor of Educational Psychology and Director of Research Degrees at the University of Hertfordshire. He is also Honorary Secretary of the UK Council for Graduate Education. His original research interests were in the understanding and education of individuals with special needs – in particular those with autism. More recently, his research has focused on doctoral study.
Part 1: Context
The origins, issues and recent development of doctoral study in the UK
Doctoral study, Government and the workplace
Part 2: Range of doctoral awards in the UK
The PhD and the diversity of doctoral study
The PhD by published work
Professional doctorates
Practice-based doctorates
Part 3: Issues surrounding the development of doctoral study
Funding of doctoral programmes
Length of doctoral training programmes
Part 4: Managing doctoral study
The nature of doctoral supervision
Monitoring and assessment
Principles and purposes of doctoral examination
Processes of examining the doctorate
Part 5: The future of the doctorate
Future directions
References
Index
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