A Handbook for Doctoral Supervisors

Across the globe, doctoral education is in the throes of change. Diversification, regulation and proliferation are just a few of the developments that pose major challenges for those supervising doctoral candidates. The second edition of A Handbook for Doctoral Supervisors has been fully updated to assist doctoral supervi

IntroductionPart IThe contextThe overall contextThe institutional contextThe disciplinary contextThe programme contextPart IIPreparing the groundRecruitment and selectionWorking relationships 1 ? CandidatesWorking relationships 2 ? Co-supervisorsPart IIISupporting the research projectAcademic guidance and support 1 ? Approaching researchAcademic guidance and support 2 ? The research projectEncouraging writing and giving feedbackKeeping the research on track and monitoring progressPart IVSupporting the candidatePersonal, professional and career supportResponding to diversity 1 ? Non-traditional candidatesResponding to diversity 2 ? International candidatesResponding to diversity 3 ? Modes of studyPart VCompletion and examinationDrafting and submissionExaminationPart VIImproving practiceEvaluation, reflection, recognition and disseminationConclusions

Stan Taylor recently retired as Director of the Centre for Academic and Researcher Development, Durham University, UK. He is an Honorary Fellow of the School of Education.Margaret Kiley holds an adjunct position in the Research School of Arts and Humanities at the Australian National University, Canberra and cojoint with the University of Newcastle, Australia.Robin Humphrey is a Reader and Director of the Postgraduate Research Training Programme in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Newcastle University, UK.