Effective Postgraduate Supervision : Improving the Student-Supervisor Relationship
, by Eley, Adrian R.; Jennings, RoyNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780335217076 | 0335217079
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 10/1/2005
What kind of problems are encountered while undertaking postgraduate study? How are these problems best avoided or resolved? How can the student/supervisor relationship be improved? This practical guide is based on a series of successful workshops on postgraduate supervision and presents the most frequently encountered difficulties in the student/supervisor relationship. Detailed but concise case studies offer realistic solutions to the thirty issues discussed, including: Conflict Culture Distance Funding Isolation Language Management Plagiarism Priority Time Transfer Write-up Each case study raises important questions to generate discussion, and suggests solutions and preventative measures. The book also includes a section that shows how the case studies can be used in a teaching workshop setting. Effective Postgraduate Supervision is essential reading for supervisors of postgraduate degrees including those at masters and doctoral level as well as prospective and current postgraduate research students.