- Title
- The Viva in Doctoral Examination: A Habermasian Dialogic Occasion
- Creator
- Houston, Gillian; Lovat, Terence; Lunt, Ingrid; Holbrook, Allyson; Dally, Kerry
- Relation
- Education, Religion and Ethics: A Scholarly Collection p. 21-32
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24719-4_2
- Publisher
- Springer
- Resource Type
- book chapter
- Date
- 2023
- Description
- The chapter explores the role of oral defence (traditionally referred to as the “Viva”) in the doctoral examination process. It begins with reference to the literature, including by the authors, that debates its importance, its particular qualities and its impact on assessment criteria ranging from authenticating authorship, deepening understanding and enhancing the sense of closure, through to the quality of the final submission. Amidst the debate on its role, there is some consensus on the oral defence component offering the opportunity for a dialogic occasion with potential to influence positively these criteria. The chapter utilises the epistemological work of Habermas to provide theoretical justification for dialogue to play such a role. It then turns to the recent doctoral thesis of the lead author that offered rare insider/outsider evidence of the dynamics of the oral defence mechanism. Findings provide a measure of empirical verification that supports the central claims being made about the role and contribution of oral defence to the doctoral examination process, especially against the selected criteria.
- Subject
- doctoral examination; oral defence; viva; pre-completion seminar; dialogic occasion; Habermas
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1491574
- Identifier
- uon:53121
- Identifier
- ISBN:9783031247187
- Language
- eng
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