The Good Supervisor by Gina Wisker
This engaging book outlines effective strategies for supervising students on a wide variety of research projects, whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level. It covers each stage of the research journey and provides guidance on working with students to define research topics, select appropriate methodologies, write up theses and prepare for the viva. It also supports supervisors in establishing and maintaining good supervisory practices, and shows how supervisors can help students to help themselves. This will be essential reading for supervisors of undergraduate or postgraduate research projects, dissertations and theses. It is also an ideal resource for student researchers looking to get the most out of their relationship with their supervisor. New to this Edition: - New content on cross-cultural supervision, online distance supervision and sustaining research communities and networks
'I recommend this book as the most up-to-date, topical and easy to comprehend guide on the subject of supervision' - Professor Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt, Griffith University, Australia "This book plainly affords outstanding preparation for the role of PhD supervisor." The Teacher training Journal
GINA WISKER is Head of the Centre for Learning and Teaching at the University of Brighton, UK. She has worked in educational development for over 25 years, and in 2005 was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship for her work in learning support. She is the author of The Undergraduate Research Handbook and The Postgraduate Research Handbook.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780230246218 |
| ISBN 10 | 0230246214 |
| Title | The Good Supervisor |
| Author | Gina Wisker |
| Series | Bloomsbury Research Skills |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2012-07-16 |
| Number of pages | 576 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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