Facilitators and barriers to doctoral supervision: A case study in health sciences
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Article Title | Facilitators and barriers to doctoral supervision: A case study in health sciences |
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ERA Journal ID | 20026 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Askew, Catherine (Author), Dixon, Robyn (Author), McCormick, Ross (Author), Callaghan, Kathleen (Author), Wang, Grace Ying (Author) and Shulruf, Boaz (Author) |
Journal Title | Issues in Educational Research |
Journal Citation | 26 (1), pp. 1-9 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc. |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 1837-6290 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.iier.org.au/iier26/2016conts.html |
Abstract | Supervision capacity is becoming an issue that may restrict the ability of universities to meet eligible students’ needs. Although there has been considerable research into the methods of supervision and the supervisor-student relationship, at this time there is little specific research into reasons why qualified academics choose or otherwise to put their names forward to be doctoral supervisors. This research explores the facilitating factors and barriers to supervision as viewed by academics in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland. The research was carried out via face-to-face semi-structured interviews with academics eligible to supervise doctoral candidates. Four themes were identified from the interview data, namely workload agreements, time pressures, quality of students and recognition of the supervisor’s contribution. The results provide a platform for more research into this area as well as identify possible ways to enhance the facilitators and alleviate the barriers. |
Keywords | Supervision capacity; academics; universities; barriers |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 529999. Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Auckland, New Zealand |
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q750z/facilitators-and-barriers-to-doctoral-supervision-a-case-study-in-health-sciences
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