In preparing my final notes on Beryl Graham's challenge, I realize with
astonishment that only one person who supports the practice-based Ph.D. has
answered Beryl's challenge.
The challenge here was simple. Offer evidence of good thesis projects or
bad to support your arguments.
Three participants offered specific examples of good thesis projects by
name. One was Mike Press. One was Chris Nemeth. I was the third. Of these,
I was the only one who summarized the projects, articulating the specific
qualities that make them good or bad in his opinion.
Have I taken Beryl's challenge more seriously than those who claim to
support the practice-based Ph.D. have? The five thesis projects I cited are
practice-oriented, not practice-based, but they exist and they meet the
challenge. In contrast, there has been no demonstration supporting the
claim that good examples of such doctorates are available.
So far, there has been one example offered of a practice-based Ph.D. We
have seen it reviewed as a multimedia production, but we haven't seen it
reviewed as scholarship or as research.
Is anyone prepared to meet the Beryl Graham Challenge?
Ken Friedman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Leadership and Strategic Design
Department of Knowledge Management
Norwegian School of Management
+47 22.98.51.07 Direct line
+47 22.98.51.11 Telefax
Home office:
+46 (46) 53.245 Telephone
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