Pt. 1. Origins and structure
1. Introduction / Howard Green and Stuart Powell
2. Doctoral education in Denmark / Hans Siggaard Jensen
3. Doctoral education in Finland : between traditionalism and modernity / Sakari Ahola
4. Doctoral education in France / Jean Chambaz, Paule Biaudet and Sylvain Collonge
5. Doctoral education in Germany : between tradition and reform / Barbara M. Kehm
6. Doctoral education in the Netherlands / Jeroen Bartelse, Heinze Oost and Hans Sonneveld
7. Doctoral education in Poland / Piotr W. Juchacz and March Kwiek
8. Doctoral education in the UK / Howard Green and Stuart Powell
Pt. 3. Australia, Canada and the USA
9. Doctoral education in Australia / Barbara Evans
10. Doctoral education in Canada : a valued national product facing the challenges of institutional differentiation / Louis Maheu
11. Doctoral education in the USA / Maresi Nerad
Pt. 4. Countries with emerging potential
12. Doctoral education in Brazil / Renato Janine Ribeiro
13. Doctoral education in China / Lee Zhuang
14. Doctoral education in India / Sudhaushu Bhushan
15. Doctoral education in Japan / Shinichi Yamamoto
16. Doctoral education in Mexico / Salvador Malo
17. Doctoral education in South Africa : the challenge for development / Ahmed Bawa
18. Doctoral education in Thailand / Soottiporn Chillmittrapap and Sudaporn Lukasaneeyanawin
19. Conclusions / Stuart Powell and Howard Green.