Te Kura o Te Mātauranga The Institute of Education offers the Doctor of Philosophy degree for those who wish to specialise in the discipline of Education.

We define education broadly to encompass: formal education in institutional settings; non-formal education in government, non-government, organisational and community settings; and informal education that takes place anytime, anywhere in both physical and virtual environments.

Our doctoral students come to their study with a wide range of professional and life experiences, previous study at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and reasons for wanting to undertake doctoral research.

At Massey University, there are three pathways to a PhD in Education: PhD by monograph, by publications, and by practice.

  • The monograph pathway leads to the production of a traditional doctoral thesis.
  • The publications pathway leads to the production of an agreed number of published scholarly outputs, together with an exegesis that integrates the thesis as a whole.
  • The practice pathway leads to the development of one or more creative artefacts or professional cases together with an exegesis that integrates the thesis as a whole.

Whichever pathway you choose, your final thesis has to meet international standards of quality and rigour.

For further information and to arrange a preliminary discussion about your pathway, topic and supervisor options, contact one of our doctoral programme co-ordinators:

Professor Roseanna Bourke R.Bourke@massey.ac.nz

Professor John O’Neill J.G.ONeill@massey.ac.nz