Research Dissemination and PhD Thesis Format at a South African University: The Impact of Policy on Practice

Autor/inn/en	Odendaal, Albi; Frick, Liezel
Titel	Research Dissemination and PhD Thesis Format at a South African University: The Impact of Policy on Practice
Quelle	In: Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 55 (2018) 5, S.585-592 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Odendaal, Albi) ORCID (Frick, Liezel)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1470-3297
DOI	10.1080/14703297.2017.1284604
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Graduate Students; Doctoral Programs; Student Research; Doctoral Dissertations; Information Dissemination; Writing for Publication; Publications; Incidence; School Policy; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Doktorandenprogramm; Studentenforschung; Doctoral dissertation; Doctoral thesis; Doctoral theses; Dissertationsschrift; Informationsverbreitung; Vorkommen; Schulpolitik; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	The dissemination of doctoral research is a crucial ethical, financial and status issue for universities worldwide. The publication based thesis (PBT) may encourage dissemination, but is still in definitional flux at many institutions, particularly in South Africa, especially regarding how many articles are required and the publication status of these articles. We analysed and compared the formats and publication rates of 1128 of the 1141 doctoral theses published at a South African research intensive university over a 7 year period (2008-2014). We present a theoretical frame that considers publication as independent of format. Unpublished monographs account for 41.22% and published PBT for 26.86% of the sample. Monographs where material has been published and PBT with no publications, account for 20.39% and 11.52% of the sample respectively. The article argues that these unique findings are a result of institutional policy directives aimed at addressing the specific social environment of the country. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01