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Some characteristics of early Australian PhD theses

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posted on 2004-01-01, 00:00 authored by Terry EvansTerry Evans, Karen Tregenza
The first PhDs in Australia were awarded in the late 1940s and 1950s. This paper reports on some research being conducted by the authors that involves reviewing early PhD theses from the Universities of Melbourne, Queensland and Sydney. The paper discusses some selected features of the candidates, fields of study and theses. Photographs and facsimiles from a selection of early theses illustrate some peculiarities of the time.

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1 - 12

Location

Melbourne, Victoria

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  • Yes

Start date

2004-11-28

End date

2004-12-02

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1324-9339

Language

eng

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Reproduced with the specific permission of the copyright owner.

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E2 Full written paper - non-refereed / Abstract reviewed

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2004, AARE

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P Jeffery

Title of proceedings

AARE 2004 : Doing the public good : positioning educational research ; AARE 2004 International Education Research conference proceedings

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