Prominence, Promotion and Positioning of the 'Thesis by Publication' in Six Countries
Mason, Shannon (Stellenbosch University)
Frick, Liezel (Stellenbosch University)
Castelló, Montserrat (Universitat Ramon Llull)
Cheng, Wenjuan (Hiroshima University)
Chong, Sin Wang (University of St. Andrews)
Díaz Villalba, Laura (Universitat de Barcelona)
García-Morante, Marina (Universitat Ramon Llull)
Kong, Ming Sum (University of St. Andrews)
Sakurai, Yusuke (Hiroshima University)
Shojaeian, Nazila (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut)
Spronken-Smith, Rachel (University of Otago)
Weise, Crista (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicologia Bàsica, Evolutiva i de l'Educació)

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan, 2024
Abstract:	The international nature of doctoral education creates interesting tensions where national systems, institutional policies, disciplinary customs, individual supervisor preferences, and doctoral researcher needs meet. The Thesis by Publication (TBP), a model where published works are included within the thesis, is available to doctoral researchers in many disciplines and institutions, but it is not a universally accepted format or approached in a homogeneous way. Policy has been known to shape practice, yet we know little about how institutional policies shape TBP practices across different national contexts. This study presents a content analysis of policy documents related to the TBP in public universities across six countries: Australia, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Our goal is to understand the prevalence of the TBP and related policy documentation in different contexts, and how the model is promoted and positioned within the doctoral landscape. Findings from our study challenge the often-stated notion that the TBP is a universally understood format. Our findings also show the risks in the absence of explicit policies, as well as the possible inequalities that may arise as a result of a lack of policy transparency and synergy within and across contexts.
Note:	Open access funding provided by Stellenbosch University
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Doctoral education ; PhD ; Scholarly publishing ; Thesis by publication
Published in:	Higher Education Policy, ISSN 1740-3863

DOI: 10.1057/s41307-024-00350-7

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