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Robertson, Margaret J. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2017
Currently, team supervision in doctoral studies is widely practised across Australian universities. The interpretation of 'team' is broad and there is evidence of experimentation with supervisory models. This paper elaborates upon a taxonomy of team modes and power forms based on a recent qualitative study across universities in a number of states…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Teamwork, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students
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Carter, Susan – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
This article presumes that supervision is a category of teaching, and that we all "learn" how to teach better. So it enquires into what novice supervisors need to learn. An anonymised digital questionnaire sought data from supervisors [n226] on their experiences of supervision to find out what was difficult, and supervisor interviews…
Descriptors: Supervision, Foreign Countries, Supervisors, Questionnaires
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Robertson, Margaret J. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2017
Team supervision of doctoral students adds new dimensions and complexities to relationships within the teams that impact functionality of the team. Trust emerged as a significant theme in recent qualitative research into the quality of team supervision of doctoral students. Trust was cited as a key component in successful team collaborations, and…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Doctoral Programs, Supervision, Qualitative Research
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Kidman, Joanna; Manathunga, Catherine; Cornforth, Sue – Higher Education Research and Development, 2017
International knowledge markets rely heavily on a ready supply of highly mobile doctoral students, many of whom are from the global South, to bring in revenue. The supervision of these PhD students, however, can reproduce neo-colonial knowledge relations, often in subtle ways. In settler nations, international PhD students may find that they are…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Hidden Curriculum
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Hu, Yanjuan; van der Rijst, Roeland Matthijs; van Veen, Klaas; Verloop, Nico – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
The number of international Chinese students enrolled in research programmes in Western universities is growing. To provide effective research supervision to these students, it is helpful to understand the similarities and differences in the supervision process between the host country and their home country. We explored which learning outcomes…
Descriptors: Masters Theses, Supervision, Comparative Education, Supervisory Methods
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Winchester-Seeto, Theresa; Homewood, Judi; Thogersen, Jane; Jacenyik-Trawoger, Christa; Manathunga, Catherine; Reid, Anna; Holbrook, Allyson – Higher Education Research and Development, 2014
This article presents an analysis of rich data, gathered from interviews with 46 candidates and 38 supervisors from three Australian universities, about experiences of doctoral supervision in cross-cultural situations. Our analysis shows that many of the issues reported by international candidates are the same as those encountered by domestic…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Supervision, Interviews, Supervisors