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Gustafsson, Jan-Eric; Lander, Rolf; Myrberg, Eva – Education Inquiry, 2014
The article outlines a programme theory for the Swedish school inspection. The theory has a format of 'if … then … because', whereby the last term states one or more generative mechanisms behind the reactions to inspection, and the former terms imply what the inspectorate does and which reactions it receives. The assumptions of the theory are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inspection, School Visitation, Educational Quality
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Franke, Anita; Arvidsson, Barbro – Studies in Higher Education, 2011
Research supervisors' different ways of experiencing their supervision of doctoral students are analysed in terms of the students' questions and problems as they relate to the supervisor's research, and what consequences this connection, or non-connection, to the supervisor's research has for supervision and the role of supervisor. Thirty…
Descriptors: Research Problems, Doctoral Programs, Supervisors, Supervision
Lee, Alison, Ed.; Danby, Susan, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
The number of doctorates being awarded around the world has almost doubled over the last ten years, propelling it from a small elite enterprise into a large and ever growing international market. Within the context of increasing numbers of doctoral students this book examines the new doctorate environment and the challenges it is starting to face.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Education, Educational Change, Educational Trends
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Emilsson, Ulla Melin; Johnsson, Eva – Higher Education Research and Development, 2007
During the 1900s, the path to a PhD degree has seen many changes for both postgraduate students as well as their supervisors. The supervisor's duties have increased in scope and the demands made on PhD candidates have augmented. This paper deals with supervision as pedagogic method. Departing from a project aimed at studying "supervision on…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, College Faculty, Supervisors, Supervision
National Swedish Board of Universities and Colleges, Stockholm. Research and Development Unit. – 1978
The general aim of the project reported here was to collect information and experience on supervision and training in higher education programs that include practical experience with clients and patients. Information was collected from a survey of the literature and by empirical studies. Another aim was to determine what problems went along with…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Field Experience Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Lybeck, Leif – Swedish Research on Higher Education, 1984
The objectives and design of a 3-year study of research training and supervision in biology and physics are discussed. Scientific problems arising from work on the thesis will be a focus for the postgraduate students and their supervisors. Attention will be focused on supervisors' and students' conceptions of science, subject range, research,…
Descriptors: Biology, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Graduate Students
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Ronnerman, Karin – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2005
Swedish teachers are currently expected to become more involved in school improvement based on the findings of research. One of the main goals of this work is to develop practice in its own contexts. Teachers become involved in action and research or, in other words, the combination of practice and theory. A central issue in this work is whether…
Descriptors: Action Research, Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Researchers