Supervising the Doctorate A Guide to Success

Name: Supervising the Doctorate A Guide to Success
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ISBN: 9780335212637

ISBN-10: 0335212638

ISBN-13: 9780335212637

Edition: 2nd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Sara Delamont, Paul Atkinson, Odette Parry

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This text provides everything you ever wanted to know about PhD supervision but were afraid to ask. It is a practical no-nonsense handbook for both the novice and the experienced higher degree supervisor. This 2nd edition includes details on supervising professional doctoral theses.

Book details

List price: $63.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Preface


Series editor's foreword


Acknowledgements



The nature of the problem



Policy context: from defining to reducing harm



Extent of drug misuse



Types of drug misuse



Explaining the drugs-crime connection



The statistical association: just coincidence?



The causal connection: more than coincidence?



The effectiveness of interventions



The nature of the solution


References


Index


Preface and acknowledgements



A Most Persuasive Piece of Argument: Introduction



Caught and Held by a Cobweb: Getting the Student Started



The Balance between Tradition and Progress: Designing and Planning a Project



Old Manuscripts: The Literature Review



Heavy and Thankless Task: Overseeing the Data Collection



Disagreeableness and Danger: Keeping up Student Motivation



Contorted Corkscrew: The Getting and Giving of Judgement



An Emotional Excitement: Writing up the Thesis



A Lack of Genuine Interest: Choosing the Right External and Preparing the Student for the Examination



The Brave Pretence at Confidence: Launching Students' Careers



A Rather Unpromising Consignment: Selecting Successful Students and Building a Research Culture



The Very Loftiest Motives: Institutional Frameworks and Audit Cultures


Further Reading


References


Index