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March 2013 The Group of Eight Group of Eight House Level 2, 101 Northbourne Avenue Turner ACT 2612 www.go8.edu.au THE CHANGING PHD PAGE 2
Contents Executive summary 5 Introduction 7 The history of the PhD 8 The history of the PhD in Australia 9 The Australian PhD 10 International standards for the PhD qualification 12 The importance of the PhD 14 Pressures on and in national education systems 17 Increasing demand for higher education 17 Greater cohort diversity 17 The changing needs and values of students 18 Reconciling specialisation and generalisation 19 Need for flexibility 20 Funding constraints 20 Need for innovation 22 Significance for the PhD 22 Why we need PhDs 23 Expectations 23 Employment destinations of PhD graduates 24 Concerns about the value of PhD training 26 The purpose of PhD training 27 Demand and supply issues 28 The intrinsic value of the work of research students 33 Qualitative concerns 34 Implications for PhD training 38 Knowing what we want 40 Moving ahead 44 Coursework 45 Pathway to a PhD 47 Improving the quality of research training 47 External placements 49 Teaching and learning environment 49 Conclusion 53 Attachment 1: Potential attributes of PhD graduates 55 Attachment 2: Number of PhDs in Australia by State and Discipline 58 THE CHANGING PHD PAGE 3
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Conclusion Australia provides effec
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