PhD crisis discourse: a critical approach to the framing of the problem and some Australian ‘solutions’

Volume: 69, Issue: 1, Pages: 33 - 53
Published: Apr 26, 2014
Abstract
A feature of HE reform discourse is the tendency to construct the rationale for reform in terms of averting calamity and risk. We refer to this risk talk as ‘crisis discourse’. This study examines the formulation of PhD crisis discourse internationally and in Australia. We find that a key feature of PhD crisis discourse is that universities are producing too many graduates for too few academic jobs; and graduates lack skills that enable them to...
Paper Details
Title
PhD crisis discourse: a critical approach to the framing of the problem and some Australian ‘solutions’
Published Date
Apr 26, 2014
Volume
69
Issue
1
Pages
33 - 53
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