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Academic Charisma and the Origins of the Research University
University of Chicago Press 2008; US$ 25.00Tracing the transformation of early modern academics into modern researchers from the Renaissance to Romanticism, Academic Charisma and the Origins of the Research University uses the history of the university and reframes the "Protestant Ethic" to reconsider the conditions of knowledge production in the modern world. William Clark argues that... more...
Academic Writing and Plagiarism
Continuum International Publishing 2010; US$ 120.00Plagiarism has long been regarded with concern by the university community as a serious act of wrongdoing threatening core academic values. There has been a perceived increase in plagiarism over recent years, due in part to issues raised by the new media, a diverse student population and the rise in English as a lingua franca. This book examines plagiarism,... more...
Achieving Your Professional Doctorate
McGraw-Hill Education 2008; US$ 140.00Offers an analysis of the issues that could be encountered when developing research in a professional practice setting. This work is suitable for professional practitioners wishing to integrate their expertise with the acquisition of advanced research knowledge and skill to directly inform and influence practice. more...
Advancing Your Career
R&L Education 2011; US$ 24.95Advancing Your Career aims to help readers look more broadly at the doctoral experience from choosing a program to coursework to passing your comprehensive exams to doing dissertation research and writing to graduation and beyond. more...
Bachelor und Master.
Duncker & Humblot 2011; US$ 30.20Hauptbeschreibung Sind Hochschullehrer, Studierende und der Arbeitsmarkt auf die 1999 in Bologna beschlossene Einführung der Bachelor- und Masterstudiengänge vorbereitet? Stimmen die Voraussetzungen für die Übernahme des neuen Studiensystems? Welche Anpassungen sind vorzunehmen? Mit der Bolognareform eröffnet sich den Hochschulen die noch nie dagewesene... more...
Being Bright is Not Enough
Charles C Thomas 2010; US$ 32.95This third edition has been well revised and continues with the ideas expressed in the previous two editions. The details and reactions in light of experiences of the intervening years have been updated and expanded. This particularly interesting book is written from a student advocacy perspective, intended to speak to non-traditional students as well... more...
Beyond Doctorates Downunder
Australian Council for Educational Research 2009; US$ 49.95Beyond Doctorates Downunder is the third book in the highly successful Doctorates Downunder trilogy published by ACER Press. The first, Doctorates Downunder (2006), helps candidates complete their doctorates and the second, Supervising Doctorates Downunder (2007), assists supervisors with their vital role of supporting candidates during research training.... more...
British Qualifications 2013
Kogan Page 2013; US$ 129.00Now in its 43rd edition, British Qualifications is the definitive one-volume guide to every qualification on offer in the United Kingdom. With full details of all institutions and organizations involved in the provision of further and higher education, this publication is an essential reference source for careers advisors, students and employers. It... more...
Changing Practices of Doctoral Education
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 45.95Postgraduate research has undergone unprecedented change in the past ten years, in response to major shifts in the role of the university and the disciplines in knowledge production and the management of intellectual work. New kinds of doctorates have been established that have expanded the scope and direction of doctoral education. A new audience... more...
Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates
SAGE Publications 2006; US$ 47.95This guide to critical reading and self-critical writing is a must-have resource for postgraduate students and early-career academics. It is packed with tools for analyzing texts and structuring critical reviews, and incorporating exercises and examples drawn from the social sciences. more...









