The impact of changing government policies and institutional practices on master's by coursework students in Australia: a viable pathway to the PhD?

Title: The impact of changing government policies and institutional practices on master's by coursework students in Australia: a viable pathway to the PhD?
Creator: Kiley, Margaret; Cumming, Jim
Relation: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management Vol. 36, Issue 1, p. 99-111
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1360080X.2013.861052
Publisher: Routledge
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2014
Description: The objective of this paper is to identify the impact of current national policies and emerging curricular practices on master’s by coursework students in Australia. It is argued that the rate of top-down policy change, together with bottom-up innovation, is resulting in a high level of complexity that is challenging providers, staff and student alike. Findings from a national study that elicited the views of key stakeholders on aspects of the master’s by coursework degree including its adequacy as a preparation for doctoral study are discussed.
Subject: learning pathways; master's by coursework students; master's coursework; policy development; research training
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1298173
Identifier: uon:19599
Identifier: ISSN:1360-080X
Language: eng
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