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Supervising Doctoral Candidates / edited by Chris Rolph.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rolph, Chris, Editor.
- Series:
- Surviving (AV2 by Weigl)
- Surviving and Thriving in Academia Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Doctoral students--Supervision of.
- Doctoral students.
- Mentoring in education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (233 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2024
- Summary:
- Supervising Doctoral Candidatesprovides support for new and young academics who, from the beginning of their academic career, may be expected to support doctoral candidates with little or no prior training.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Supervising Doctoral Candidates
- Series Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- About the Contributors
- Introduction
- 1. Identifying the Topic at the Start of the Research Journey
- 2. Funnelling: How to Focus the Research Problem
- WHAT? Deciding on Your Research Problem
- HOW? The Need for Funnelling
- WHY? Reason and Aim: The Purpose Statement
- SO WHAT? Relevance and Significance: The Research Questions
- Turning the Funnel Around
- Conclusions and Recommendations
- Note
- References
- 3. A Needs Assessment of Doctoral Candidates
- Background of Doctoral Education in India
- Discussion
- Supervision in the Times of Newer Forms of Doctorate Programmes
- The Effect of Funding on Supervision
- Quality of Supervision
- Academic vs Non-Academic Career Preparation
- Timely Completion of PhD Programmes
- Academic Socialization of PhD Students
- Concluding Thoughts
- 4. Supporting Pedagogical Relationships and Needs in Doctoral Supervision
- Self-Determination Theory
- Supervision Framework
- Fictional Candidate Archetypes and Scenarios
- Supervision Strategies for Supporting SDT Competency Need
- Supervision Strategies for Supporting SDT Autonomy Need
- Supervision Strategies for Supporting SDT Relatedness Need
- A Final Word
- 5. Navigating Co-Supervision: Creating Supportive Relationships Between Peers in Supervision Teams
- Approaches to Supervision at Postgraduate Level
- Building Relationships in Co-Supervision
- Reflecting on Our Experiences of Co-Supervising
- Setting Boundaries
- Managing Different Ways of Working
- Creating Flexibility in Workload
- Conclusion
- Notes
- 6. Working With Non-Academic Collaborators.
- Why a Collaborative Approach in Doctoral Research Is Important
- UK Examples of Collaborative Doctorate Schemes
- Engaged Research in a Doctoral Context
- Benefits to Supervisors, Doctoral Candidates and the Research
- Benefits to Supervisors
- Benefits to Candidates
- Benefits to the Research
- Co(l)laboratory as a Case Study of Collaborative Research
- Recommendations for Supporting Non-Academic Collaborations in Research
- 7. Supervising International Students
- New-Found Independence
- Finances
- Barriers and Conflicts
- Differences Addressed
- Effective Supervision
- 8. Amplifying Candidates' Voices: Using Feedback Conversations to Develop Doctoral Identity and Writing
- What Is 'Doctorateness' and Why Does It Matter?
- The Purpose and Practices of Feedback
- Creating Conversations With Candidates
- Elements of Feedback
- Our 'Conversations in the Margins'
- Developing Candidates' Doctoral 'Voice' and Confidence
- 9. Joys, Challenges and Responsibilities of the Doctoral Supervision Relationship: Perspectives From Three Countries
- India: Embracing Diversity and Inclusiveness
- Zambia: Addressing Supervisory Responsibilities Under Constrained Conditions
- The United States of America: Espousing 'Bildung' and Creating an Inclusive Learning Community
- The US Context
- Examples of Responsibilities, Challenges and Joys
- Conclusion: Guiding Core Values for Supervising Relationship
- 10. Supporting Wider Development of Doctoral Candidates
- Approach
- Perspectives From PhD Candidates
- Perspectives From PhD Supervisors
- Strathmore University Doctoral Academy
- Conclusions
- 11. Co-authorship With Doctoral Students
- The Basics
- Does Co-authorship Matter?.
- Choice of a Co-author
- Challenges in Co-authorship
- 12. Promoting Justice for Disabled Graduate Students
- Belonging
- Time
- Labour
- 13. The End of the Road and Start of the Journey: Defending the Thesis in a Viva
- The Purpose of the Viva
- The Long Game
- Arranging the Viva
- The Short Game
- Post-viva
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-83797-048-3
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