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Based on the latest research and covering key recent developments in supervisory practice, the third edition of A Handbook for Doctoral Supervisors is designed to support new and established supervisors in reviewing how they may make their supervision practice more effective day to day. This new edition is fully updated and extended to provide guidance on all aspects of the supervisory role, including:
- Recruitment and selection, including placing greater emphasis on candidate diversity;
- Establishing and managing research projects, from initial conception through to completion and examination;
- Relationships with candidates and co-supervisors, and the implementation of an explicit respect agenda in relationships with candidates;
- Providing personal, professional, and career advice, including monitoring the wellbeing and mental health of doctoral candidates;
- The implications for supervisors of the rapid adoption of online supervision and examination.
With a self-interrogatory style which enables supervisors to reflect upon and, where appropriate, consider how to enhance their practice, this key handbook is a crucial read for those directly involved in doctoral supervision, those who manage supervisors, as well as policy-makers, administrators, and scholars within the field of doctoral education.
List of contents
Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I The context; 1. The overall context; 2. The institutional context; 3. The disciplinary context; 4. The programme context; PART II Preparing the ground; 5. Recruitment and selection; 6. Working relationships with candidates; 7. Working relationships with co-supervisors; PART III Supporting the research project; 8. Academic advice and support: Approaching research; 9. Academic guidance and support: The research project; 10. Encouraging writing and giving feedback; 11. Keeping the research on track and monitoring progress; PART IV Supporting the candidate; 12. Pastoral support; 13. Supporting professional knowledge and skills; 14. Supporting preparation for careers; PART V Supporting diversity; 15. Supporting diversity 1) non-traditional candidates; 16. Supporting diversity 2) international candidates; 17. Supporting diversity 3) part-time and off-campus candidates; PART V1 Completion and examination; 18. Drafting and submission; 19. Examination; PART VII Enhancing practice; 20. Evaluation, reflection, recognition and dissemination; Conclusions; Index
About the author
Stan Taylor is an Honorary Professor in the School of Education, Durham University, UK. He is the author of the UK Council for Graduate Education's Framework for Good Supervisory Practice and was the founding Chair of its Research Supervisors Network.
Margaret Kiley holds an adjunct position in the Research School of Humanities and Arts at the Australian National University, Canberra.
Summary
Based on the latest research and covering key recent developments in supervisory practice, the third edition of A Handbook for Doctoral Supervisors is designed to support new and established supervisors in reviewing how they may make their supervision practice more effective day to day.
