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DBA vs PhD vs PhD by Portfolio: Which Doctorate Fits Your Background, Goals, and Evidence Base? (A Decision Guide)

DBA vs PhD vs PhD by Portfolio: Which Doctorate Fits Your Background, Goals, and Evidence Base? (A Decision Guide)

by stephen | Dec 26, 2025 | Uncategorized

The answer Choose the doctorate that matches your goal and evidence base: a DBA suits leaders pursuing applied organisational change and practice-based impact; a PhD by Research suits candidates generating new research from scratch to advance theory; a PhD by...
How Portfolio Doctorates Are Assessed: Criteria, Evidence Standards, and the Viva (A Transparent Guide)

How Portfolio Doctorates Are Assessed: Criteria, Evidence Standards, and the Viva (A Transparent Guide)

by stephen | Dec 25, 2025 | Uncategorized

A portfolio doctorate is assessed by testing whether a candidate’s curated body of work, together with a critical commentary, demonstrates doctoral-level contribution, coherence, methodological competence, criticality, and integrity. Quality is protected through...
A One-Year PhD Pathway in Practice: The Conditions Under Which Acceleration Can Be Rigorous and Ethical

A One-Year PhD Pathway in Practice: The Conditions Under Which Acceleration Can Be Rigorous and Ethical

by stephen | Dec 24, 2025 | Uncategorized

A doctoral pathway can be completed in one year without lowering academic standards when acceleration is driven by evidence and assessment intensity, not reduced expectations. The conditions are: (1) the candidate already has a strong evidence base and research...
PhD by Portfolio: How Senior Professionals Turn Prior Work into Doctoral Recognition (Without Repeating What They’ve Already Done)

PhD by Portfolio: How Senior Professionals Turn Prior Work into Doctoral Recognition (Without Repeating What They’ve Already Done)

by stephen | Dec 23, 2025 | Uncategorized

SEO title (suggested): PhD by Portfolio Explained for Executives | SSBRMeta description (suggested): Learn how a PhD by Portfolio recognises doctoral-level expertise through a curated body of prior work plus a critical commentary. See who it suits, what evidence...
The International Student Crunch: A Crisis for Campuses, an Opportunity for Online Schools

The International Student Crunch: A Crisis for Campuses, an Opportunity for Online Schools

by stephen | Dec 6, 2025 | Uncategorized

International Students, Visa Shocks, and the Rise of Borderless Online Schools Over the last few years, the traditional model of international higher education—students relocating physically to the US, UK, Canada or Australia—has been shaken by repeated visa changes,...
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  • A One-Year PhD Pathway in Practice: The Conditions Under Which Acceleration Can Be Rigorous and Ethical
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