Postgraduate Education and Quality
Postgraduate Education and Quality
Author(s): Päivi KaipainenSubject(s): Higher Education , State/Government and Education, Societal Essay, Sociology of Education
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: postgraduate education; graduate schools; doctoral education; PhD; Finland; higher education; quality assurance; postgraduate training; research education; educational evaluation; higher education funding; labour market;
Summary/Abstract: In this article, first, an overview will be given on the development of the graduate school system in Finland. Secondly, the article looks at the prob1ematics on the quality of postgraduate education', its evaluation as weIl as funding systems. Thirdly some characteristics of the labour market situation for PhDs are presented and lastly the purpose of the postgraduate training will be rethought. Although focusing mainly on the Finnish postgraduate system the article will refer to similar problems and prospects in some other countries.
Journal: Educatio
- Issue Year: 8/1999
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 631-638
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
