Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Australian Journal of Education

Publisher

SAGE

School

School of Education / Edith Cowan Institute for Education Research

RAS ID

31782

Comments

Mason, S., Morris, J. E., & Merga, M. K. (2021). Institutional and supervisory support for the thesis by publication. Australian Journal of Education, 65(1), 55-72. SAGE. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004944120929065

Abstract

The Thesis by Publication is garnering increasing interest across nations and disciplines. However, more needs to be learned about institutional and supervisory support for this thesis mode to ensure that doctoral candidates pursuing this approach enjoy the best possible outcomes. This paper draws on data from 246 recent successful doctoral candidates who took part in the 2018–2019 PhD candidates’ motivations, experiences, and opinions of the thesis by/with publications study. Findings suggest that perceived institutional support may be more common than supervisory support, and initial institutional support may be eclipsed by ongoing support. Findings suggest that more can be done to support students intending to embark on Thesis by Publication at induction, and that high quality supervisory support can be perceived as integral to candidate success in most cases. However, high dependence on supervisory support paired with comparatively limited institutional support can place workload pressure and increased accountability on supervisors, and may raise ethical implications that require close consideration.

DOI

10.1177/0004944120929065

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Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
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