This volume examines how universities and colleges around the world are developing innovative ways to provide doctoral education, including new theories and models of doctoral education and the impact of changes in government and/or accreditation policy on practices in doctoral education. Specifically, this volume looks at the emerging trends in student selection practices, research topic selection, supervision practices, and dissertation review and approval process across a range of disciplines across different institutional types across different countries. Seeking to understand the current landscape of how universities are preparing the next generation of researchers, scholars, scientists, and university faculty, Emerging Directions in Doctoral Education is a must-read for faculty, researchers, accreditation agencies, doctoral students and policymakers.

About the Author
Edited by Patrick Blessinger, International HETL Association, New York, USA; St. John's University, New York, USA Denise Stockley, Queen's University, Ontario, Canada

Reviews
Editors Blessinger and Stockley present readers with a collection of academic essays and scholarly articles focused on contemporary and emerging trends and innovations in the doctoral education at universities throughout the world. The editors have organized the selections that make up the main body of the text in parts devoted to concepts an principles in higher education reform and change and successful practices in driving change in doctoral education. Patrick Blessinger is with the International HETL Association and a faculty member of St John's University in New York. Denise Stockley is a faculty member of Queen's University in Ontario, Canada. -- Annotation * (protoview.com) *



Book Information
ISBN 9781785601354
Author Patrick Blessinger
Format Hardback
Page Count 300
Imprint Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Publisher Emerald Publishing Limited
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 20mm