Effective Postgraduate Supervision Improving The Studentsupervisor Relationship 1st Edition Adrian Eley by Adrian Eley, Roy Jennings 9780335217076, 9780335224968, 0335217079, 0335224962 instant download after payment.

What kind of problems are encountered while undertaking postgraduate study? How are these problems best avoided or resolved? How can the student/supervisor relationship be improved? This practical guide is based on a series of successful workshops on postgraduate supervision and presents the most frequently encountered difficulties in the student/supervisor relationship.Detailed but concise case studies offer realistic solutions to the thirty issues discussed, including: conflict; culture; distance; funding; isolation; language; management; plagiarism; priority; time; transfer; and, write-up. Each case study raises important questions to generate discussion, and suggests solutions and preventative measures. The book also includes a section that shows how the case studies can be used in a teaching workshop setting. ''Effective Postgraduate Supervision'' is essential reading for supervisors of postgraduate degrees including those at masters and doctoral level as well as prospective and current postgraduate research students.