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Shannon Mason (Shan)
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Associate Professor at Nagasaki University・Ex-teacher・Education researcher: teacher attrition, teacher supply, doctoral education, early career researchers, PhD mums, thesis by publication, publishing・Mum・Migrant・1stGen🎓️HS+

www.thesisbypublication.com
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Universities make concerted choices about the content they put on their websites - it is their face to the world 🌍 In our new paper led by @katrinamcchesney.bsky.social, we looked to see how parents are positioned in institutional websites in Australia and New Zealand. doi.org/10.1007/s107...
White text on green background, a snip from a published paper. Text reads "Where are all the parents? An analysis of visibility, representation, and information for parents on university websites", shows that the article was published 6 Nov 2025, in Higher Education. Published: 06 November 2025
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
shanmason.bsky.social
As an Australian living in Japan both with not perfect but decent universal public healthcare, I was shaking my head reading this, and then read the comments to realise this is a MONTHLY premium?? Not annual? Is that right?? 🤯
piperformissouri.bsky.social Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 13d
I put off doing the inevitable…I called my insurance provider.

My current premium is $480. It will be almost $900 next year.

Thanks, Trump voters.
October 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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shanmason.bsky.social
It's Summer and students are off class, so I'm doing my twice annual cleanup of the thesisbypublication.com website.

Please check it out!

We're also looking for examples, commentaries, and research on doctoral theses that include publications

#Doctoral #PhD #thesis by #Publication
Thesis By Publication
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August 12, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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ysakurai.bsky.social
International academics’ institutional integration and social adaptation among different local language competence groups in Japan
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@journals.sagepub.com
doi.org/10.1177/1745...
rihe.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/2025/09/2...
#international #academics #Japan #language #researcher
September 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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roseychang.bsky.social
If you’re interested in thesis by publication (sometimes called thesis through publication) Shan’s site is invaluable. It was a terrific resource during my PhD project. Thanks, Shan!

#thesisbypublication #dissertation #AcWri #AcademicSky
shanmason.bsky.social Shannon Mason (Shan) @shanmason.bsky.social · Aug 12
It's Summer and students are off class, so I'm doing my twice annual cleanup of the thesisbypublication.com website.

Please check it out!

We're also looking for examples, commentaries, and research on doctoral theses that include publications

#Doctoral #PhD #thesis by #Publication
Thesis By Publication
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August 18, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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cocoaryugaku.bsky.social
【🇦🇺教師が去る教室の現実】

―教育現場で進む“尊敬”の崩壊と教員の悲鳴―

・教師の離職率が急増、背景に暴言・暴力・性的嫌がらせなど深刻な生徒の問題行動

・政府は生徒のいじめ対策を進めるが、教師の心身への影響やサポート不足が深刻

・授業以外の負担増加、コロナ後の変化、SNSの影響などで教員の心が限界に近づく

教職は単なる指導職ではなく、感情と責任が重なる専門職で、社会全体で尊重と支援が不可欠ですね。
June 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
shanmason.bsky.social
It's Summer and students are off class, so I'm doing my twice annual cleanup of the thesisbypublication.com website.

Please check it out!

We're also looking for examples, commentaries, and research on doctoral theses that include publications

#Doctoral #PhD #thesis by #Publication
Thesis By Publication
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August 12, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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shanmason.bsky.social
Did you include publications in your doctoral thesis?
Have you supervised a Thesis by Publication?

We are looking for examples to share with other doctoral researchers, so please share links with us to add to our collection.🙏

thesisbypublication.com/examples/
A list of theses that include publications
The following is a list of links to theses that are freely available online for you to download and read. They have been either recommended to us, or located through online searches, and are shared…
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November 28, 2024 at 7:30 AM
shanmason.bsky.social
Is anyone following me also following me on X?
Do you mind taking a look and letting me know if there's any activity there "from me"? Someone has accessed my account and changed the password, according to X themselves but they won't help because "you still have control of your account"
July 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
shanmason.bsky.social
Putting a grant application together - finally getting back to some teacher retention work. Went looking for the impact of the framework I developed for my PhD. So surprised and humbled to find at least 25 studies in 9 countries that have adopted it☺️
June 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
shanmason.bsky.social
If you are completing, supervising, or examining a #PhD #doctoral #thesis that includes #publications, you might find our collection of resources helpful. Please share with your higher education contacts 🙏

www.thesisbypublication.com
Thesis By Publication
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May 26, 2025 at 5:38 AM
shanmason.bsky.social
What happens behind the scenes when examiners examine a #doctoral #PhD #thesis that includes #publications?

Kristin Solli and I asked examiners about their processes. Our paper is out today Open Access in Issues in Educational Research, vol 35(1).

www.iier.org.au/iier35/mason...
www.iier.org.au
March 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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If you are looking for someone to copyedit your (or your doctoral student's) thesis, I offer a professional but personal service. Find out more ↓
thesisbypublication.com/thesis-editi...

#sidehustle #doctoral #PhD #thesis
Thesis editing
Who am I?Hi! My name is Shannon Mason (BEd, MA(AppLing), PhD). I am the creator of this website, and a mid-career academic with experience researching the ins and outs of doctoral theses that inclu…
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November 26, 2024 at 12:27 AM
shanmason.bsky.social
Another article found and added to our list of resources at thesisbypublication.com. This study compares the monograph and TBP model from the perspective of supervisors.

doi.org/10.36096/ijb...
Article-based thesis or thesis by monograph? Supervisors’ views on the route to completion of doctoral studies | International Journal of Business Ecosystem & Strategy (2687-2293)
doi.org
March 24, 2025 at 1:23 AM
shanmason.bsky.social
umm, so I think I need a break...
screen shot of my post sharing a paper I found. screenshot of my post sharing a paper I found a couple of months later. It's the same paper.
March 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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A little late to find this one, but this is a great article on #thesis #PhD by #publication from South Africa, focusing on clinically based #doctoral research.

doi.org/10.1080/0729...

More resources on TBP at thesisbypublication.com
Clinically-based PhDs by publication: a South African experience
Reports on PhDs by publication in the biomedical fields are present in the literature, yet similar studies in the clinical sciences are absent. This investigation provides much-needed insights into...
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March 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
shanmason.bsky.social
Ethical mindfuck for Friday. Looking for full text of a thesis on psychology doctoral mums that I ID'ed for inclusion in a literature review. Search the author's name and hit a sex offender registry, which confirms her affiliation, and details her conviction for sexual assault of minor boys...
February 28, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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shanmason.bsky.social
There are lots of great studies that have informed the #PhDmums study, and we want to share them with you!

This will be a growing list of literature that centers doctoral researchers who also have a mother(-like) role.
Icon of a mother holding up a baby while wearing a graduation cap. Text reads #PhDmums - A big list of studies that center the experiences of doctoral researchers who are also mothers. For more about our study: phdmums.weebly.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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As I've been sifting through data from #PhDmums, many of whom warn other mothers away from the careless environment of higher education, this title grabbed my attention.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Violence in doctoral education: uncaring/uncareful practices of supervisors, co-supervisors, professors, and institutional authorities
This article argues that the absence of care during doctoral education in neoliberalised academia – which fosters values and measurements of the market, such as individualism, comparison, and accou...
www.tandfonline.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
shanmason.bsky.social
There are lots of great studies that have informed the #PhDmums study, and we want to share them with you!

This will be a growing list of literature that centers doctoral researchers who also have a mother(-like) role.
Icon of a mother holding up a baby while wearing a graduation cap. Text reads #PhDmums - A big list of studies that center the experiences of doctoral researchers who are also mothers. For more about our study: phdmums.weebly.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:11 AM
shanmason.bsky.social
We have added another great example of a #PhD #doctoral #Thesis By #Publication.

Thanks to Chrisophe for sharing your bilingual #TBP, threading French narrative and English publications!

Link to the thesis on our website thesisbypublication.com > examples > TBPs in Health and Welfare

#PhDSky
Thesis By Publication
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January 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM
shanmason.bsky.social
Our paper has now been assigned a volume in Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. 47!

It's OpenAccess, so please check it out

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
What makes a Thesis by Publication? An international study of policy requirements and restrictions
The thesis by publication is expanding across countries, institutions and disciplines, and so a more in-depth understanding of the format across contexts is warranted, to ensure that all stakeholde...
www.tandfonline.com
January 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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kattenbarge.bsky.social Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · Jan 15
I chatted with Bluesky users about quitting Meta platforms in addition to X: "We don’t feel like we’re taking a moral absolutism kind of stance, we feel like we’re just living our values by saying ‘This is not OK.'"
www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
Meta’s pivot to the right sparks boycotts and a user exodus
Some users are fleeing Meta platforms to alternatives like Bluesky.
www.nbcnews.com
January 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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timeshighered.bsky.social
Mothers working in academia often deliberately hide or underestimate their parental responsibilities in the face of workplace pressure, according to research

#highered #EduSky
Academic mothers ‘hide’ impact of caring responsibilities on work
Researcher questions whether ‘care obfuscation’ is the answer to mums’ sense of exclusion
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 13, 2025 at 9:57 AM