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    Supervising the doctorate : a guide to success / Sara Delamont, Paul Atkinson, and Odette Parry.

    By: Delamont, Sara, 1947-Contributor(s): Atkinson, Paul, 1947- | Parry, Odette, 1954-Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Society for Research into Higher Education : Open University Press, 2004Edition: 2nd edDescription: x, 220 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0335212638; 9780335212637; 0335212646; 9780335212644Subject(s): Doctor of philosophy degree -- Great Britain | Faculty advisors -- Great Britain | Universities and colleges -- Great Britain -- Graduate work | Doctor of philosophy degree | Faculty advisors | Universities and colleges -- Graduate work | Great BritainDDC classification: 378.24 LOC classification: LB2386 | D45 2004
    Contents:
    A most persuasive piece of argument : introduction -- Caught and held by a cobweb : getting the student started -- The balance between tradition and progress : designing and planning a project -- Old manuscripts : the literature review -- Heavy and thankless task : overseeing the data collection -- Disagreeableness and danger : keeping up student motivation -- Contorted corkscrew : the getting and giving of judgment -- An emotional excitement : writing up the thesis -- A lack of genuine interest : choosing the right external and preparing the student for the examination -- The brave pretence at confidence : launching the students' careers -- A rather unpromising consignment : selecting successful students and building a research culture -- The very loftiest motives : institutional frameworks and audit cultures.
    Summary: This text provides everything you ever wanted to know about PhD supervision but were afraid to ask. It is a practical no-nonsense handbook for both the novice and the experienced higher degree supervisor. This 2nd edition includes details on supervising professional doctoral theses.
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    Previous edition: Supervising the PhD.

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-211).

    This text provides everything you ever wanted to know about PhD supervision but were afraid to ask. It is a practical no-nonsense handbook for both the novice and the experienced higher degree supervisor. This 2nd edition includes details on supervising professional doctoral theses.

    1. A most persuasive piece of argument : introduction -- 2. Caught and held by a cobweb : getting the student started -- 3. The balance between tradition and progress : designing and planning a project -- 4. Old manuscripts : the literature review -- 5. Heavy and thankless task : overseeing the data collection -- 6. Disagreeableness and danger : keeping up student motivation -- 7. Contorted corkscrew : the getting and giving of judgment -- 8. An emotional excitement : writing up the thesis -- 9. A lack of genuine interest : choosing the right external and preparing the student for the examination -- 10. The brave pretence at confidence : launching the students' careers -- 11. A rather unpromising consignment : selecting successful students and building a research culture -- 12. The very loftiest motives : institutional frameworks and audit cultures.

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