DNB Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 I received this today in a google alert: Subject: Google Alert - Breed specific legislation === News - 2 new results for [breed specific legislation] === Linda Watson The Conversation My PhD is titled 'Dog Bite Injury: an investigation into the effectiveness of regulation' My research is considering the efficacy of breed specific laws to ... http://theconversation.edu.au/breed-blame-game-banning-pit-bulls-wont-work-3036 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Shame on Monash University for publishing this. If this is PhD work there should be some note of the supervisors, etc., some research plan, and more apparent content than reworking of well-worked, opinionated positions. I hope Ms Watson is actually going to do some research to fill in the gaps. There is useful research to be done on this subject. I could, for example, see a good PhD based on interviews with the people who would end up with responsibility for enforcing a breed ban. I'd love to see the results, for example, of asking a few hundred Rangers to take the 'identify the pit bull' test. I see no sign of original research here; it looks like someone with a set position jumping into a topic to accumulate material supporting their position. I received this today in a google alert: Subject: Google Alert - Breed specific legislation === News - 2 new results for [breed specific legislation] === Linda Watson The Conversation My PhD is titled 'Dog Bite Injury: an investigation into the effectiveness of regulation' My research is considering the efficacy of breed specific laws to ... http://theconversati...-wont-work-3036 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasels Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 How can she be a research fellow and a phd candidate? Surely you should already have a phd to get a research fellowship? Anyway, sandgrubber this seems to be an independent popular article by someone who just happens to be a student in the field, not a professional scholarly work representing Monash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 How can she be a research fellow and a phd candidate? Surely you should already have a phd to get a research fellowship? Anyway, sandgrubber this seems to be an independent popular article by someone who just happens to be a student in the field, not a professional scholarly work representing Monash I stand corrected. Looks like The Conversation . . . which published the article . . . is independent academic something-or-other, started through support from Founding Partners: ANU, Monash, Melbourne, UTS, UWA, plus CSIRO. Still looks like the bar has been set low for PhD research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNB Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 How can she be a research fellow and a phd candidate? Surely you should already have a phd to get a research fellowship? Anyway, sandgrubber this seems to be an independent popular article by someone who just happens to be a student in the field, not a professional scholarly work representing Monash I stand corrected. Looks like The Conversation . . . which published the article . . . is independent academic something-or-other, started through support from Founding Partners: ANU, Monash, Melbourne, UTS, UWA, plus CSIRO. Still looks like the bar has been set low for PhD research. Are you serious, where in this article does it say what actual research is being done for the Phd. At least this person is trying to do something and you're hanging sh**t on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suziwong66 Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 How can she be a research fellow and a phd candidate? Surely you should already have a phd to get a research fellowship? Anyway, sandgrubber this seems to be an independent popular article by someone who just happens to be a student in the field, not a professional scholarly work representing Monash I stand corrected. Looks like The Conversation . . . which published the article . . . is independent academic something-or-other, started through support from Founding Partners: ANU, Monash, Melbourne, UTS, UWA, plus CSIRO. Still looks like the bar has been set low for PhD research. There is no such "bar" that is set regarding a research question. Rather, researchers, Phd candidate or otherwise, usually only have to illustrate a gap in the current literature for their topic to add relevance to the current body of knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stack Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 How can she be a research fellow and a phd candidate? Surely you should already have a phd to get a research fellowship? Anyway, sandgrubber this seems to be an independent popular article by someone who just happens to be a student in the field, not a professional scholarly work representing Monash I stand corrected. Looks like The Conversation . . . which published the article . . . is independent academic something-or-other, started through support from Founding Partners: ANU, Monash, Melbourne, UTS, UWA, plus CSIRO. Still looks like the bar has been set low for PhD research. There is no such "bar" that is set regarding a research question. Rather, researchers, Phd candidate or otherwise, usually only have to illustrate a gap in the current literature for their topic to add relevance to the current body of knowledge. Exactly... I mean, my husband is doing his PhD on the lone ranger... seriously! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasels Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Exactly... I mean, my husband is doing his PhD on the lone ranger... seriously! ..... That's awesome. Remember a PhD is more about teaching the student research skills than whether the actual research undertaken is going to change the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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