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Candidate and Supervisor Experiences of Doctoral Study in a Structured, Interdisciplinary Training Environment
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Kiley, Margaret; Halliday, Douglas P. – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2019
This study aimed to understand doctoral candidates' and supervisors' positive and negative experiences of undertaking a doctorate in a structured interdisciplinary research training environment. Interviews were held with 16 candidates and eight supervisors involved in an interdisciplinary research centre. Most candidates were undertaking a…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Supervisors, Doctoral Students, Doctoral Programs
Successful Development Programs for Experienced Doctoral Supervisors -- What Does It Take?
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Wichmann-Hansen, Gitte; Godskesen, Mirjam; Kiley, Margaret – International Journal for Academic Development, 2020
In this paper, we focus on professional development for senior academic staff, in particular, doctoral supervisors. Using an authentic case as an example of a long-term, comprehensive, and mandatory development program for senior staff, we analyse the challenges and benefits of such a program and identify issues for consideration. The main issues…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Supervisors, College Faculty, Faculty Development
Career Professionals Entering Doctoral Study: Advantages and Challenges
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Kiley, Margaret – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2017
In this paper, it is argued that some doctoral candidates with successful professional careers prior to enrolling in the PhD may face particular challenges with learning to be a researcher. The paper draws on data from a modest study involving interviews with supervisors who had worked with such doctoral candidates. The research aims to identify,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Programs, Educational Opportunities, Graduate Students
Professional Learning: Lessons for Supervision from Doctoral Examining
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Wisker, Gina; Kiley, Margaret – International Journal for Academic Development, 2014
Most research into research supervision practice focuses on functional, collegial or problematic power-related experiences. Work developing the supervisory role concentrates on new supervisors, and on taught development and support programmes. Most literature on academics' professional learning concentrates on learning to be a university teacher…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Supervision, Supervisory Training, Supervisory Methods
Promoting and Recognising Excellence in the Supervision of Research Students: An Evidence-Based Framework
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Nulty, Duncan; Kiley, Margaret; Meyers, Noel – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2009
One issue universities face is the need to demonstrate excellence in postgraduate research supervision at the individual, faculty and university level. While poor supervision might become obvious over time, with grievances, withdrawals and poor completion times and rates, this paper focuses specifically on identifying and demonstrating supervisory…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Student Research
Supervisors' Conceptions of Research: What Are They?
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Kiley, Margaret; Mullins, Gerry – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2005
A well-developed and researched conceptual framework exists for identifying undergraduate students' conceptions of learning. In addition, research has been reported on teachers' conceptions of teaching as they relate to their conceptions of learning. The research reported in this paper takes the existing framework into a new area, postgraduate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Supervision, Educational Background, Cultural Influences