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Disciplinary differences in Australian PhD theses 1987-2006 and the implications for future research capacity

Evans, Terry and Macauley, Peter 2010, Disciplinary differences in Australian PhD theses 1987-2006 and the implications for future research capacity, in IDERN 2010 : Proceedings of the 2010 International Doctoral Education Research Network Conference, [IDERN], [Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia], pp. 1-13.

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Title Disciplinary differences in Australian PhD theses 1987-2006 and the implications for future research capacity
Author(s) Evans, Terry
Macauley, Peter
Conference name International Doctoral Education Research Network Conference (2010 : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Conference location Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Conference dates 21–23 April 2010
Title of proceedings IDERN 2010 : Proceedings of the 2010 International Doctoral Education Research Network Conference
Publication date 2010
Start page 1
End page 13
Publisher [IDERN]
Place of publication [Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]
Keyword(s) doctoral education
research capacity
Summary The paper, which draws on data previously presented at the 2010 World Universities Forum in Davos, Switzerland (Evans & Macauley, 2010), presents and tabulates a variety of trends from the Database of Australian Doctorates, in particular, those relating to the ebb and flow of PhDs in particular selected ‘academic’ and ‘professional’ disciplines in Australia. The paper commences with an overview of the research methods and outcomes. Four academic disciplines (astronomy, chemistry, cultural studies and demography) and four professional disciplines (architecture and building, education, librarianship and nursing) are selected for analysis of their 1987–2006 PhD thesis records. These selections were made to reflect a range of academic and professional disciplines in Australia and to illustrate the changes that have occurred over the past two decades. The period 1987-2006 covers several major changes in Australian university education and PhD education.
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Language eng
Field of Research 130103 Higher Education
Socio Economic Objective 939999 Education and Training not elsewhere classified
HERDC Research category E2 Full written paper - non-refereed / Abstract reviewed
ERA Research output type X Not reportable
HERDC collection year 2010
Copyright notice ©2006, IDERN
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30028624
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