Good Supervisor

Supervising Postgraduate and Undergraduate Research for Doctoral Theses and Dissertations

AvGina Wisker

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

This engaging book outlines effective strategies for supervising students on a wide variety of research projects, whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level. It covers each stage of the research journey and provides guidance on working with students to define research topics, select appropriate methodologies, write up theses and prepare for the viva. It also supports supervisors in establishing and maintaining good supervisory practices, and shows how supervisors can help students to help themselves.This will be essential reading for supervisors of undergraduate or postgraduate research projects, dissertations and theses. It is also an ideal resource for student researchers looking to get the most out of their relationship with their supervisor.New to this Edition:- New content on cross-cultural supervision, online distance supervision and sustaining research communities and networks

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-07-16
Mått:137 x 213 x 33 mm
Vikt:704 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Bloomsbury Research Skills
Antal sidor:576
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780230246218

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GINA WISKER is Head of the Centre for Learning and Teaching at the University of Brighton, UK. She has worked in educational development for over 25 years, and in 2005 was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship for her work in learning support. She is the author of The Undergraduate Research Handbook and The Postgraduate Research Handbook.

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'I recommend this book as the most up-to-date, topical and easy to comprehend guide on the subject of supervision.' - Professor Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt, Griffith University, Australia "This book plainly affords outstanding preparation for the role of PhD supervisor." The Teacher training Journal

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsIntroductionPART I: FIRST STAGES OF RESEARCH SUPERVISION GETTING STARTEDSupervision and Research Learning: Differences and IssuesSupervisors and Sustainability: Working Together in Supervisory Teams, Networks, Fora, Communities and Development programmesEstablishing and Maintaining Good Supervisory PracticesPART II: ESTABLISHING RESEARCH PROCESSES AND PRACTICESDefining Titles, Research Questions, Conceptual Frameworks, and Developing ProposalsEnabling Students to Carry Out a Successful Literature Review/Theoretical Perspectives ChapterMethodology, Methods and EthicsSupervisory DialoguesEncouraging Good WritingPART III: WORKING WITH STUDENTS ISSUES FOR SUPERVISORSHelping Students to Help Themselves and Each OtherDealing with Difference: Working with Different Kinds of Learners and Learning StylesSupervising International and Culturally Diverse Students: Cross-Cultural IssuesStudy and Support at a Distance and For Part-Time StudentsGender, Culture, Age and Research StudiesA Little too Close to Home: Supervising your Colleagues and/or Other Practice/Professional-based ResearchNew Ways: Supervising Creative Research Work and the PhD by PublicationMaintaining Momentum: Linking Quality and Wellbeing Through Transfer, Progress Reports, Changing Supervisors, and Any DifficultiesPART IV:MANAGING THE RESEARCH PROCESS TO COMPLETION AND BEYONDWriting Up the Thesis or Dissertation – Quality and StandardsThe Examination Process and ExaminersSupporting Students Towards a Successful PhD VivaSupporting Your Student Post Viva/ExamLife After the Research Project: Sharing Research, Presentations, Publications, Identifying Postgraduate/Graduate Outcomes, and Research Capacity BuildingReferencesIndex.