Globalization and its impacts on the quality of PhD education : forces and forms in doctoral education worldwide / edited by Maresi Nerad, Barbara Evans ; contributors, Jorge Balán [and twenty- eight others].

This book, the second in the projected three-volume Forces and Forms in Doctoral Education Worldwide series sponsored by the Center for Innovation in Graduate Education (CIRGE) at the University of Washington, invites readers to listen in as nearly thirty distinguished scholars and thought leaders c...

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Other Authors:	Nerad, Maresi (Editor), Evans, Barbara K. (Editor), Balán, Jorge (Contributor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Rotterdam, Netherlands : Sense Publishers, 2014.
Series:	Global perspectives on higher education ; v. 28.
Subjects:	Doctor of philosophy degree. Universities and colleges > Graduate work > Evaluation. Education and globalization. Doctor of arts degree. doctoral degrees. Doctor of arts degree Doctor of philosophy degree Education and globalization Universities and colleges > Graduate work > Evaluation
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE
HOW THIS BOOK CAME ABOUT
HISTORY AND ACTIVITIES OF CIRGE
THE â€œFORCES AND FORMSâ€? WORKSHOPS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION: Converging Practices in PhD Education
REFERENCES
1. THE CONTINUING EVOLUTION OF THE RESEARCH DOCTORATE
OVERVIEW
INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS A DOCTORAL DEGREE?
ESTABLISHING EXPECTATIONS FOR DOCTORAL APPLICANTS AND GRADUATES
EVALUATING THE OUTCOMES OF DOCTORAL EDUCATION
CURRENT FORCES FOR CHANGE IN RESEARCH DOCTORAL EDUCATION
QUESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH
NOTES
UNITED STATESCONCLUSION
NOTES
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL SOURCES
4. EVALUATION AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN EUROPE, MEXICO, AND SOUTH AFRICA
OVERVIEW
INTRODUCTION
FUNCTIONS OF QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
CURRENT PROGRESS IN QUALITY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL AND SUPRANATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORKS
TOOLS AND PROCEDURES FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE
CONCLUSION
NOTES
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL SOURCES
5. DEVELOPING â€œFIT FOR PURPOSEâ€? RESEARCH DOCTORAL GRADUATES: Increased Standardization of Quality Measures in Phd Education WorldwideOVERVIEW
INTRODUCTION: DOCTORAL EDUCATION AND THE CALL FOR STANDARDIZED MEASURES OF QUALITY
ACTIVATING FORCES AND KEY TRENDS IN THE MOVE TOWARD GREATER STANDARDIZATION
QUALITY ASSURANCE: A BUSINESS MODEL ADAPTED TO DOCTORAL EDUCATION
EVOLUTION OF THE MODEL IN DOCTORAL EDUCATION
CONCLUSION: DYNAMIC TENSIONS AND HOPEFUL RESOLUTIONS
NOTES
REFERENCES
6. DOCTORAL EDUCATION IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION: Experience in Australia, Iceland, India, and South AfricaOVERVIEW
INTRODUCTION: GLOBALIZATION, THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, AND DOCTORAL EDUCATION
AUSTRALIA: INTERNATIONALIZATION AND PROFESSIONALISM
ICELAND: â€œDOMESTICATINGâ€? DOCTORAL RESEARCH
INDIA: IN THE THROES OF GLOBAL COMPETITION
SOUTH AFRICA: BUILDING RESEARCH CAPACITY
CONCLUSION: TOWARD THE DOCTORATE OF THE FUTURE
NOTES
REFERENCES
ADDITIONAL SOURCES

Globalization and its impacts on the quality of PhD education : forces and forms in doctoral education worldwide / edited by Maresi Nerad, Barbara Evans ; contributors, Jorge Balán [and twenty- eight others].

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