Reviews: Postgraduates
5 reviews found for "Postgraduates"
- Book Review: The Essential Guide to Postgraduate Study
- The stated aim of this book is to provide guidance for prospective and current postgraduates as well as those interested in better understanding postgraduate study in the UK. The introductory chapters explore the purposes of undertaking postgraduate study, the range of options available from a postgraduate Certificate through to a PhD, where to study, and how to obtain funding for studentships. The remaining chapters cover developing research...
- Book Review: Achieving Your Doctorate in Education
- Written by senior professionals at The Open University, this book exalts the Ed. D. as a route to a professional doctorate for busy professionals
- Book review : Getting your Ph.D : a practical insider's guide
- This is a book review of Getting your Ph.D : a practical insider's guide by Harriet Churchill and Teela Sanders, published by Sage in 2007, ISBN 9781412919944. It was reviewed by Margaret Simms on behalf of ESCalate. Getting your PhD is written for people who are at the beginning of the PhD journey, and as such it fulfils its purpose. However, the title and format of the book are not that much different to Pugh’s book ‘How to Get a PhD’ which is...
- Book review : Postgraduate programmes as platform : a research-led approach
- This is a book review of Postgraduate programmes as platform : a research-led approach edited by Jacqueline van Sweet, Petra Ponte and Ben Smit, published by Sense in 2007, ISBN 9789087901271. It was reviewed by Victoria O'Donnell of the University of Glasgow for ESCalate. The book has contributions from 22 authors located in the USA, Australia, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, the Czech Republic and Israel. It is the result of a...
- Book review: Achieving your Masters in teaching and learning
- This is a book review of Achieving your Masters in teaching and learning by Mary McAteer et al., published by Learning Matters in 2010, ISBN 9781844452149. It was reviewed by Liane Purnell of Newman University College on behalf of ESCalate. This books describes itself as 'a core text for all those taking the new Masters level qualification in Teaching and Learning (MTL).' It covers topics such as teaching, learning, assessing, subject knowledge,...