Supervision of doctoral students needs to be improved to increase completion rates, reduce
attrition rates (estimated to be at 25% or more) and improve quality of research. The current …

While the contingent nature of doctoral supervision has been acknowledged, the literature
on supervisory styles has yet to deliver a theory-based contingency framework. A …

Academic supervision of PhD dissertations and master's theses has traditionally been
conceptualised as the pedagogy of the dyadic relationship between master and apprentice …

Increased demands on academics due to the changing work and higher educational
environments challenge traditional approaches to postgraduate supervision. Supervisors …

Several researchers have suggested the importance of being responsive to students' needs
in research supervision. Adapting support strategies to students' needs in light of the goals …

This study investigates how research group characteristics relate to the early career success
of PhD candidates who are trained in the group. In particular, I study how the citation impact …

The completion rate for graduate studies is around 50% in some programs, and several
authors suggest that doctoral supervision in a key factor in explaining this. Existing research …

The journey towards completion of a PhD is a bumpy one for many. One of the major factors
that influence successful and on-time thesis completion is the relationship that the PhD …

Growing interest in student research projects in higher education has led to an emphasis on
research supervision. We focus in this study on novice supervisors' approaches to research …

Methods The study was conducted with a qualitative method using conventional content
analysis approach. Nineteen faculty members, using purposive sampling, and 11 …