The Good Supervisor: Supervising Postgraduate and Undergraduate Research for Doctoral Theses and DissertationsThis 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 |
Contents
Establishing and maintaining good supervisory practices | |
Establishing Research Processes and Practices | |
Defining titles research questions conceptual frameworks and developing proposals | |
crosscultural issues | |
Study and support at a distance and for parttime students | |
Gender culture age and research studies | |
supervising your colleagues andor other practiceprofessionalbased | |
supervising creative research work and the PhD by publication | |
linking quality and wellbeing through transfer progress reports changing supervisors and any difficulties | |
Managing the Research Process to Completion and Beyond | |
Writing up the thesis or dissertation quality and standards | |
Enabling students to carry out a successful literature review theoretical perspectives chapter | |
Methodology methods and ethics | |
Supervisory dialogues | |
Encouraging good writing | |
Working with Students Issues for Supervisors | |
Helping students to help themselves and each other | |
working with different kinds of learners and learning styles | |
The examination process and examiners | |
Supporting students towards a successful PhD viva | |
Supporting your student post vivaexam | |
sharing research presentations publications identifying postgraduategraduate outcomes and research capacity building | |
Other editions - View all
The Good Supervisor: Supervising Postgraduate and Undergraduate Research for ... Gina Wisker No preview available - 2005 |
The Good Supervisor: Supervising Postgraduate and Undergraduate Research for ... Gina Wisker No preview available - 2012 |
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