Enhanced learning pathways and support for coursework master's students: challenges and opportunities

Title: Enhanced learning pathways and support for coursework master's students: challenges and opportunities
Creator: Kiley, Margaret; Cumming, Jim
Relation: Higher Education Research and Development Vol. 34, Issue 1, p. 105-116
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2014.934335
Publisher: Routledge
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2015
Description: The focus of this paper is on student learning pathways – with particular reference to the factors motivating coursework master's students to seek entry to a doctoral programme – along with the implications for higher education policy and practice. It is argued nationally and internationally that although a number of challenges continue to confront those with responsibility for teaching and supervising coursework master's students, there are opportunities for renewal especially in terms of the provision of enhanced student support. Located within an international context of postgraduate education, a case study from Australia is provided to highlight the need for more flexible doctoral pathways at a time when calls for revitalised and expanded research workforces are intensifying.
Subject: coursework master's degree; doctoral education; higher education policy; postgraduate education; research training
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1337937
Identifier: uon:27936
Identifier: ISSN:0729-4360
Language: eng
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