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title = "Examining the Doctorate: Institutional policy and the PhD examination process in Britain",
abstract = "In this article the authors attempt to shed some light on the PhD examination process, a process that is arguably far less transparent than those at other levels of British higher education. More specifically, the authors focus upon institutional policy from a sample of 20 British universities and attempt to document policy and interrogate the principles underpinning guidelines governing examination practices. They examine definitions of what constitutes a doctorate and policies governing a range of practices that are integral to the examination process. The research reveals that although there is a large degree of inter-institutional consistency regarding key criteria for the award of a PhD, close inspection of institutional policy suggests that the PhD examination is in fact conceptualised and operationalised in diverse ways.",
author = "Penny Tinkler and Carolyn Jackson",
year = "2000",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1080/713696136",
language = "English",
volume = "25",
series = "Studies in Higher Education",
publisher = "Taylor & Francis",
pages = "167--180",
editor = "Lynn Meek and Richardson, {John T.E.}",
booktitle = "Studies in Higher Education",
address = "United Kingdom",
}