A Woman's Guide To Doctoral Studies

A Womans Guide to Doctoral Studies stands apart from other books thatoffer the usual set of signposts on how to get a PhD. Insightfully annotatedwith a wealth o... » 

A Womans Guide to Doctoral Studies stands apart from other books thatoffer the usual set of signposts on how to get a PhD. Insightfully annotatedwith a wealth of academic references and packed with autobiographical anecdotesfrom women doctoral students thesis supervisors and examiners it offers afresh perceptive and energetic account of the rules of the game in the firstworld university. Although it is directed primarily at women doctoral studentsother audiences such as academic supervisors research committees studentsupport officers and executive managers could all learn something from thisbook. Discourse studies in the cultural politics of educationa wellwritten and wellresearched book drawing heavily on a solid evidencebase which supports much of its content. ...a comprehensive and useful text foranybody who is thinking about or currently completing a doctoral programme. Itcan be read cover to cover or it can be dipped into. I would recommend it towomen students Gender and EducationEndorsements from Research StudentsI read it covertocover in one sitting it was really gripping stuff and Icouldnt put it down I think youve got the mode of address exactly right andimmeasurably more so than whats already on the market. I like the academicfeel of it as it implies you think your readers are intelligent adultscapable of understanding complex issues and wanting to make informedconsidered decisions...Thanks for your input.. about...PhD assessmentvivas. It made me aware of thesad experience that I went through in the 1980s when I undertook a parttimePhD...I had little contact with my supervisor ...and had a vivawithout anypreparation or information about what to expect. ... I didnt know of anyappeal procedure until you mentioned it.You manage to cover an enormous amount of ground while at the same timebeing mindful of the need to provide a certain amount of depth on each iss «