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This volume describes, compares and analyses the experience of 'defending' the doctoral dissertation in a final oral examination, in universities and traditions in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and beyond.
List of contents
1 - Introduction
Part I: Thematic chapters
2 - Purposes of the defence
3 - Formats and scripts of the defence'
4 - Relationships among participants in the PhD defence: A question of familiarity
5 - Supervisor roles, before during and after the defence
Part II: Case studies of universities
6 - A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Augsburg, Germany.
7 - A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Aveiro, Portugal.
8 - A case study of the PhD defence at the Beijing Language and Culture University, China.
9 - A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Connecticut, USA.
10 - A case study of the PhD defence at the Durham University, UK.
11 - A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Paris-Saclay - Versailles, France.
12 - A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Primorska, Slovenia
13 - A case study of the PhD defence at the Saarland University, Germany.
14 - A case study of the PhD defence at the Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria.
15 - A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Southern Denmark in Kolding, Denmark.
16 - A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Trieste, Italy.
Afterword Index
About the author
Michael Byram is Professor Emeritus at Durham University (UK) and Guest Research Professor at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski (Bulgaria).
Maria Stoicheva is Professor in European Studies and Jean Monnet Chair at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria.
Summary
This volume describes, compares and analyses the experience of ‘defending’ the doctoral dissertation in a final oral examination, in universities and traditions in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and beyond.
