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Costley, Carol; Lester, Stan – Studies in Higher Education, 2012
The growth and evolution of professional doctorates in Australia, the UK and other parts of the English-speaking world has been widely reported and discussed. Recently, forms of doctorate have emerged that are not geared to specific professions or disciplines, and that are used by senior practitioners as vehicles for professional development and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Doctoral Programs, Research and Development
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Lester, Stan; Costley, Carol – Studies in Higher Education, 2010
Since the 1980s there has been significant growth in the engagement of higher education with workforce development, with among other things the emergence of a distinct if varied area of provision commonly referred to as work-based learning. Recent examination of practice and literature indicates a growing sophistication in the way that work-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Workplace Learning, Intellectual Disciplines