Quality in Postgraduate Research: Knowledge Creation in Testing Times
Kiley and Gerry Mullins and the named Contributors
Refereed publication of the 2006 Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference, Adelaide, Australia
The Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods, The Australian National University
ISBN: 0-7315-5700-X
Can one usefully compare doctoral times-to-completion and completion rates for institutions in different countries, or are there too many confounders in the national contexts of the universities for such a comparison to be useful? Full Image (9.26K)
Since 1994 the biennial Quality in Postgraduate Research conferences have provided an opportunity to debate the latest policies affecting postgraduate education; to exchange views on current research and good practice in the field; and to link special staff and student interest groups. Abstracts for the 2006 Conference were invited on themese including:
Abstracts and papers were invited that address the following themes: -The university in a knowledge society -Changing conceptions of quality -Globalisation and capacity development -Managing the quality of research education
The nine papers included in this set of refereed proceedings represent an interesting range of responses to the Call for Papers.
