Harwood, N. orcid.org/0000-0002-9474-4865 and Petric, B. (2020) Adaptive master's dissertation supervision: a longitudinal case study. Teaching in Higher Education, 25 (1). pp. 68-83. ISSN 1356-2517
Abstract
Drawing on supervisor and supervisee interviews, analysis of supervisor feedback on the supervisee’s draft chapters, and departmental supervisory guidelines, this study focuses on the roles a master’s dissertation supervisor plays during the course of supervision. These roles are discussed referring to models of supervisory pedagogy, the teaching, partnership, apprenticeship, contractual, pastoral, and non-interfering models. Supervisee and supervisor agreed that the supervisor aligned with different roles at different times for different purposes, showing this was a case of adaptive supervision. Nonetheless, the supervisor’s feedback indicated supervision was more directive than his interview data suggested, illustrating the need to collect data from multiple sources to capture the complexities of the supervisory dynamic. We conclude that the dangers of departments attempting to formulate homogenized supervisory practices are highlighted by our case.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Teaching in Higher Education. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Supervision; international students; academic writing; academic support; dissertations |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of English (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 29 Oct 2018 14:42 |
Last Modified: | 07 Jul 2020 07:59 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2018.1541881 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/13562517.2018.1541881 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:116947 |