Thomas W Maxwell
University of New England (Australia)
62 Papers
463 Citations
Thomas W Maxwell is an academic researcher from University of New England (Australia). The author has contributed to research in topics: Higher education & Teacher education. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 62 publications. Previous affiliations of Thomas W Maxwell include University of New England (United States).
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From First to Second Generation Professional Doctorate
TL;DR: The development of professional doctorates in Australia and elsewhere in the 1990s has led to a reconsideration of the nature of the doctoral award, and there is evidence in Australia for the emergence of what has been called a second generation of professional doctors.
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Research Training in Doctoral Programs - What can be learned from Professional Doctorates?
Erica McWilliam,Peter G. Taylor,Pat Thomson,Bill Green,Thomas W Maxwell,Helen Wildy,Don Simons +6 more
- 01 Jan 2002
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the general literatures relating to the role of doctoral research in contributing to the growth of knowledge and innovation is presented, along with a multi-method exploration of the range of practices and relationships associated with professional doctorate programs.
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School Climate and School Culture
Thomas W Maxwell,A. Ross Thomas +1 more
TL;DR: The concept of climate is a recurring theme of the three sections of this article as discussed by the authors, where the inadequacy of climate as a metaphor is addressed in the first section and related issues form the second section, while the third and major section portrays a model of culture which acknowledges overt and covert meanings as well as the interaction of the different levels of the model, namely beliefs, values, norms and standards.
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Towards a reconceptualisation of the doctorate: Issues arising from comparative data relating to the EdD degree in Australia
Thomas W Maxwell,P.J. Shanahan +1 more
TL;DR: A survey of Australian Doctor of Education (EdD) provision found that, although literature provided by universities indicated that the awards are professional in orientation, the structures of the awards were typically academic: coursework plus thesis with the majority being one third coursework as discussed by the authors.
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Producing the professional doctorate: the portfolio as a legitimate alternative to the dissertation
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the portfolio is appropriate for the Professional Doctorate that focuses upon improvement in the professional workplace and that coherence and significance are key issues, and they compare the traditional mode of a single, lengthy but clearly focused doctoral dissertation with the portfolio as a collection of shorter research reports, held together by a linking paper articulating the thesis.
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