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The Experience of ‘Defending’ the Doctoral Dissertation: International Comparative Studies of the Final Oral Examination book cover

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The Experience of ‘Defending’ the Doctoral Dissertation International Comparative Studies of the Final Oral Examination

Edited By Michael Byram, Maria Stoicheva Copyright 2025
280 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

280 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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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. Forming the basis for a comparative study of the different traditions, 11 case study chapters include analysis of the regulatory framework; semi-structured interviews with... Read more

1 - Introduction                                                          

Michael Byram and Maria Stoicheva

 

Part I: Thematic chapters                                                              

 

2 – Purposes of the defence                                       

Juliet Lum and Prue Holmes

 

3 – Formats and scripts of the defence                    

Nikolina Tsetkova, Maria Helena Araújo e Sá and Branimir Stanimirov

 

4 - Relationships among participants in the PhD defence: A question of familiarity            

Diana Oliveira and Melina Porto                 

 

5 – Supervisor roles before, during, and after the defence  

Lihong Wang, Manuela Wagner and Maria Stoicheva

 

Part II: Case studies of universities                                               

 

6 - A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Augsburg, Germany

Michael Byram          

                                               

7 - A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Aveiro, Portugal

Diana Oliveira                                                                      

 

8 - A case study of the PhD defence at the Beijing Language and Culture University, China

Lihong Wang                                                             

 

9 - A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Connecticut, USA

Michael Byram                      

                                   

10 - A case study of the PhD defence at the Durham University, UK

Michael Byram          

                                               

11 - A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Paris-Saclay - Versailles, France

Michael Byram          

                                               

12 - A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Primorska, Slovenia

Michael Byram                                                          

 

13 - A case study of the PhD defence at the Saarland University, Germany

Michael Byram                      

                                   

14 - A case study of the PhD defence at the Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria

Nikolina Tsvetkova and Maria Stoicheva                 

 

15 - A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Southern Denmark in Kolding, Denmark

Michael Byram          

                                               

16 - A case study of the PhD defence at the University of Trieste, Italy

Nikolina Tsvetkova and Gergana Ilcheva     

Afterword

Index

Biography

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.

 

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