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Is There a Fit between PhD Candidates' and Their Supervisors' Perceptions on the Impact of COVID-19 on Doctoral Education?
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Pyhältö, Kirsi; Tikkanen, Lotta; Anttila, Henrika – Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, 2023
Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has had its impact on research and researchers, potentially influencing the future of academia. Yet, to the best of the authors' knowledge, there are no empirical studies on the alignment between supervisors' and supervisees' estimates of the impact of COVID-19. This study aims to contribute to bridging this gap by…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Supervisors, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Supervisors' Perceptions of Primary Resources and Challenges of the Doctoral Journey
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Cornér, Solveig; Pyhältö, Kirsi – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2019
The focus of this study was to explore doctoral supervisors' perceptions of the factors contributing to doctoral studies. The study draws on the job demands-resources (JD-R) framework to analyze supervisors' perceptions of core resources and challenges at different levels of doctoral education. The data comprise 15 semi-structured interviews with…
Descriptors: Supervisors, Doctoral Students, College Faculty, Supervisor Supervisee Relationship
Ethics in the Supervisory Relationship: Supervisors' and Doctoral Students' Dilemmas in the Natural and Behavioural Sciences
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Löfström, Erika; Pyhältö, Kirsi – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
This study explored the perceptions of ethical issues in supervision among doctoral students and supervisors. The nature of ethical issues identified by doctoral students (n = 28) and their supervisors (n = 14) is explored and the degree of fit and misfit between their perceptions in two cases representing the natural and behavioural sciences is…
Descriptors: Ethics, Supervisor Supervisee Relationship, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students
"I Don't Even Have Time to Be Their Friend!" Ethical Dilemmas in Ph.D. Supervision in the Hard Sciences
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Löfström, Erika; Pyhältö, Kirsi – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
This study focused on exploring students' and supervisors' perceptions of ethical problems in doctoral supervision in the natural sciences. Fifteen supervisors and doctoral students in one research community in the natural sciences were interviewed about their practices and experiences in the doctoral process and supervision. We explored to what…
Descriptors: Supervision, Doctoral Dissertations, Ethics, Natural Sciences
Social Support as a Contributor to Student Teachers' Experienced Well-Being
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Väisänen, Sanna; Pietarinen, Janne; Pyhältö, Kirsi; Toom, Auli; Soini, Tiina – Research Papers in Education, 2017
The aim of this study is to gain better understanding of the dynamics of the social support system adopted in teacher education and its significance for the student teachers' experienced well-being. The focus was on exploring the extent to which empowering "emotional," "informational" or "instrumental" support is…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Preservice Teachers, Well Being, Empowerment
Fit Matters in the Supervisory Relationship: Doctoral Students and Supervisors Perceptions about the Supervisory Activities
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Pyhältö, Kirsi; Vekkaila, Jenna; Keskinen, Jenni – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2015
Although supervision has been identified as one of the central determinants of the doctoral experience, there is still an insufficient understanding of the ways in which supervisors and doctoral students perceive supervisory activities. The study focuses on exploring the fit between doctoral students' and supervisors' perceptions of who are…
Descriptors: Supervisor Supervisee Relationship, Doctoral Programs, Supervisory Methods, Supervision