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1 online resource (257 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Research in Higher Education |
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Routledge research in higher education.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Overview; The importance of demystifying supervision; The phenomenon of supervision is opaque, poorly understood; Bad supervisory experiences are not uncommon; Uncertainty about supervisory roles and expectations; Multiple roles and responsibilities of supervisors and supervisees -- and lack of consensus regarding their appropriacy; Different supervisees need supervisors to occupy different roles at different times; Supervisor-supervisee expectations can differ markedly |
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Supervisor-supervisee miscommunication appears to be a common phenomenonThe need to understand supervisory best practice; Understanding supervision in context; 2 Our study; Introduction; Our methodology: the qualitative, longitudinal case study; Our methods and data sources; Interviews: strengths and weaknesses; Supervisee interviews; Supervisor interviews; Supervisee diaries/logs; Supervisee think-alouds; Recruiting participants, ethical issues; Participants and data collected; Coding and analysis of interview data |
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3 'This is not my topic but I'll help as much as possible': Jay and Billy's storyIntroducing Jay; Background; Jay decides to study abroad, chooses the UK because of practicality, cost, and on the advice of a friend; Jay's undergraduate studies; Jay chooses a university for his master's degree; Adjustments; Jay feels isolated, lonely; Jay learns to produce different written genres; Jay acclimatises to the master's programme; Jay adjusts to the methods of assessment in UK universities; Jay's pre-dissertation performance in the master's programme; The dissertation |
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Jay attends pre-dissertation support workshops, research methods module, benefits from guidanceIntroducing Billy: Jay's supervisor; Early stages of dissertation; Jay changes his dissertation topic and methods early on with future PhD in mind; Billy allocated as supervisor on basis of Jay's original topic; Jay and Billy have favourable impressions of each other; happy for supervisory arrangements to stay the same; First supervisory meeting: Billy hands Jay final responsibility for choosing supervisory arrangements; Jay begins to find relevant literature from informal adviser, friend |
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Jay struggles with the research methods literatureJay and Billy have worries about data collection methods; Jay encounters minor difficulties and delays during data collection; Jay temporarily breaks off contact with Billy, falls behind schedule; Billy's feedback; Overall feedback style; Billy's feedback on Jay's literature review chapter; Billy's feedback on Jay's methodology chapter; Billy's feedback on Jay's results and discussion chapter; Billy's feedback on Jay's conclusion chapter; Jay asks friend for last-minute proofreading; regrets this wasn't up to standard |
| Notes |
Last-minute ideas for enrichment of Jay's analysis |
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Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Petrić, Bojana
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| ISBN |
9781317398653 |
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1317398653 |
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