The doctorate as an original contribution to knowledge: Considering relationships between originality, creativity, and innovation

• Main Authors: Ana Baptista (Author), Liezel Frick (Author), Karri Holley (Author), Marvi Remmik (Author), Jakob Tesch (Author), Gerlese Åkerlind (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: EARLI, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This article explores the meaning of originality in doctoral studies and its relationship with creativity and innovation. Doctoral theses are expected to provide an original contribution to knowledge in their field all over the world. However, originality is not well defined. Using the literature on...