A cross‐country study on research students’ perceptions of the role of supervision and cultural knowledge in thesis development

McGinty, Suzanne; Koo, Yew Lie; Saeidi, Mahnaz

doi:10.1080/13603110802668682

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“…There are quite similar overall opinions on the process, even if the indications from the DSV do not emphasize the supervisor's responsibility to the same extent. This result is in line with McGinty, Koo, and Saeidi's (2010) findings that students and supervisors have similar ideas about the process. These issues are also what McLaughlin (2006, 2008) describe as joint interactive work to come up with a practicable research design where the students are not expected to work alone, wherein the commonalities were much more evident than the differences: 'Throughout the whole process of the dissertation, supervisors described themselves as guiding and supporting students to take an analytical, critical stance towards the literature, and to have confidence in their own interpretative voice' (Anderson, Day, and McLaughlin 2006: 161).…”

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“…At the same time, the overall aim of a Master's program is to develop the student's competence. This double aim may contribute to the formation of both the interpersonal supporting role and the directing intellectual role (McGinty, Koo andSaeidi 2010, de Kleijn et al 2014).…”

Section: Summarized Results and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Supervision is essential for the student's transition from a dependent to a self-directed learner (McGinty, Koo, andSaeidi 2010, Todd, Smith andBannister 2006). Students require support to build self-confidence (Anderson, Day, and McLaughlin 2006).…”

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“…One-third of the respondents were pursuing Master's degrees and the rest were Ph.D. candidates. Despite the different levels of study, the students had similar beliefs regarding cultural knowledge and the roles expected in the thesis writing development (McGinty, Koo, and Saeidi 2010). The supervisors' views were not collected or compared.…”

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“…Several studies have been conducted mapping the distribution of responsibilities between supervisor and student in the thesis process (Filippou, Kallo, and Mikkilä-Erdman 2017, McGinty, Koo, and Saeidi 2010, McMichael 1992, Mhunpiew 2013, Ross et al 2011, Woolhouse 2002, 2010. Depending on which of Dysthe's models (2002) or other expectations of the process the supervisor and student have in mind, supervision of the writing process is expected to proceed according to certain guidelines.…”

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Gaps and Overlaps in Supervisory Responsibilities: A Case Study of Bachelor’s and Master’s Students’ Thesis Writing in Two Departments

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2018

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This article focuses on how supervisors and students perceive their responsibilities at the beginning of the thesis writing process. Students in general do little research writing before beginning their Bachelor's or Master's programs and they often find academic writing to be a complicated task, which means that many do not complete their thesis writing within the stipulated time. A survey was conducted at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV) and the Department of Child and Youth Studies (BUV) at Stockholm University, Sweden. In addition to the distribution of responsibility, participants ranked the importance of four issues: the student's own collected data in the thesis; language, layout, and correct referencing; the thesis as an excellent product; and the student's development of his or her competence. In general, students and supervisors agreed on the distribution of responsibilities between them and the importance of some of the issues. The opinions were coherent, considering the survey was conducted early in the thesis writing period. It is suggested that future research includes an in-depth investigation of cultural differences between departments.

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