Launching a career or reflecting on life? Reasons, issues and outcomes for candidates undertaking PhD studies mid-career or after retirement compared to the traditional early career pathway

Author/s: Tom Stehlik

Edition: Volume 51, Special edition, December 2011

Summary: The Commonwealth government provides fee exemption for any Australian who undertakes a PhD. This policy is presumably based on the ‘clever country’ assumption that an educated population will develop and contribute to social and economic capital. Continue reading “Launching a career or reflecting on life? Reasons, issues and outcomes for candidates undertaking PhD studies mid-career or after retirement compared to the traditional early career pathway”