Assessing the quality of PhD dissertations. A survey of external committee members

Volume: 40, Issue: 5, Pages: 768 - 782
Published: Sep 17, 2014
Abstract
This article reports on a study of the quality assessment of doctoral dissertations, and asks whether examiner characteristics influence assessment of research quality in PhD dissertations. Utilising a multi-dimensional concept of quality of PhD dissertations, we look at differences in assessment of research quality, and particularly test whether prior relationship to supervisor, examiners’ assessment experience and the regional affiliation of...
Paper Details
Title
Assessing the quality of PhD dissertations. A survey of external committee members
Published Date
Sep 17, 2014
Volume
40
Issue
5
Pages
768 - 782
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