The doctoral experience : success and failure in graduate school /

Topics covered in this work include: researching our peers; the nature of the quest; the appliance of science; modelling realities; genealogies and generations; supervisor's narratives; pedagogic continuities; disciplines and the doctorate.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Delamont, Sara, 1947-
Other Authors: Atkinson, Paul, 1947-, Parry, Odette, 1954-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: New York ; London : Falmer, 2000.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=103085
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Cultures of the Academy
  • 2. Researching our Peers
  • 3. The Nature of the Quest
  • 4. The Appliance of Science: Laboratory Scientists in the Making
  • 5. Fieldwork
  • 6. Modelling Realities
  • 7. Genealogies and Generations
  • 8. Supervisors' Narratives: Creating a Delicate Balance
  • 9. Pedagogic Continuities
  • 10. Disciplines and the Doctorate
  • Appendix 1. Two Research Projects
  • Appendix 2. The Policy Context.