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Examining the doctoral thesis: a discussion

Pages 365-374 | Published online: 10 Oct 2008

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Deborah Chetcuti, Joseph Cacciottolo & Nicholas Vella. (2022) What do examiners look for in a PhD thesis? Explicit and implicit criteria used by examiners across disciplines. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education 47:8, pages 1358-1373.
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Neil Harrison, Michelle Trudgett & Susan Page. (2017) The dissertation examination: identifying critical factors in the success of Indigenous Australian doctoral students. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education 42:1, pages 115-127.
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Clinton Golding. (2017) Advice for writing a thesis (based on what examiners do). Open Review of Educational Research 4:1, pages 46-60.
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Clinton Golding, Sharon Sharmini & Ayelet Lazarovitch. (2014) What examiners do: what thesis students should know. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education 39:5, pages 563-576.
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Gina Wisker & Gillian Robinson. (2014) Examiner practices and culturally inflected doctoral theses. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education 35:2, pages 190-205.
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Svein Kyvik. (2014) Assessment procedures of Norwegian PhD theses as viewed by examiners from the USA, the UK and Sweden. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education 39:2, pages 140-153.
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Susan Carter. (2012) English as an additional language (EAL) viva voce: the EAL doctoral oral examination experience. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education 37:3, pages 273-284.
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LindaY. Li & Joelle Vandermensbrugghe. (2011) Supporting the thesis writing process of international research students through an ongoing writing group. Innovations in Education and Teaching International 48:2, pages 195-205.
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Wee Chun Tan. (2022) Doctoral examiners’ narratives of learning to examine in the PhD viva: a call for support. Higher Education 86:3, pages 527-539.
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Madhu Neupane Bastola & Victor Ho. (2022) ‘Don't become so much high sounding’: Power dynamics in master's thesis viva. Journal of English for Academic Purposes 60, pages 101180.
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Adam Nir & Ronit Bogler. (2021) International examiners’ participation of the Viva: a ritual or an actual indicator of research quality?. Quality Assurance in Education 29:2/3, pages 183-197.
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Tony Burner, Eva Bjerkholt, Andre V. Gaathaug, Synne Kleiven & Tone Marte Ljoså. (2020) Doctorateness across Higher Education Institutionsin Norway. Uniped 43:1, pages 3-18.
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Pat Sikes. (2017) And then he threatened to kill himself: nightmare viva stories as opportunities for learning. Qualitative Research Journal 17:4, pages 230-242.
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Sue Starfield, Brian Paltridge, Robert McMurtrie, Allyson Holbrook, Sid Bourke, Hedy Fairbairn, Margaret Kiley & Terry Lovat. (2015) Understanding the language of evaluation in examiners’ reports on doctoral theses. Linguistics and Education 31, pages 130-144.
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