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Supervising the PhD : a guide to success / Sara Delamont ... [et al.].

By: Delamont, Sara, 1947-.
Contributor(s): Atkinson, Paul, 1947- | Parry, Odette, 1954-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: SRHE and Open University press imprintedited by Heather Eggins.Publisher: Buckingham [England] : Philadelphia : Society for Research into Higher Education , Open University Press, 1997Description: x, 209 p. ; 23cm + pbk.ISBN: 0335195164; 0335195172 .Subject(s): Doctor of philosophy degree -- Great Britain | Faculty advisors -- Great Britain | Universities and colleges -- Great Britain -- Graduate workDDC classification: 378.242
Contents:
A most persuasive piece of argument -- 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 the student's 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 the student's career -- A rather unpromising consignment: selecting successful students and building a research culture.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This guide to supervising doctoral research is a practical handbook for both the novice and the experienced higher degree supervisor. It looks at how to get students to produce good PhD theses on time, and how to prevent failed theses.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-201) and index.

A most persuasive piece of argument -- 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 the student's 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 the student's career -- A rather unpromising consignment: selecting successful students and building a research culture.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 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 judgment
  • 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
  • Further reading
  • Bibliographies
  • Indexes

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