Supervising the PH D A Guide to Success

Name: Supervising the PH D A Guide to Success
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ISBN: 9780335195169

ISBN-10: 0335195164

ISBN-13: 9780335195169

Edition: 1997

Authors: E. Delamonte, Paul Atkinson, Sara Delamont, 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.

Book details

List price: $31.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Preface and acknowledgements
A most persuasive piece of argument	p. 1
Caught and held by a cobweb: getting the student started	p. 14
The balance between tradition and progress: designing and planning a project	p. 35
Old manuscripts: the literature review	p. 51
Heavy and thankless task: overseeing the data collection	p. 67
Disagreeableness and danger: keeping up the student's motivation	p. 82
Contorted corkscrew: the getting and giving of judgement	p. 100
An emotional excitement: writing up the thesis	p. 117
A lack of genuine interest: choosing the right external and preparing the student for the examination	p. 140
The brave pretence at confidence: launching the student's career	p. 158
A rather unpromising consignment: selecting successful students and building a research culture	p. 178
Appendix: Further reading	p. 192
References	p. 195
Index	p. 202
The Society for Research into Higher Education	p. 210
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