Delamont, Sara,  1947- <br/><br/>
Supervising the PhD :  a guide to success / 
Sara Delamont ... [et al.]. 
 - Buckingham [England] :  Philadelphia :  Society for Research into Higher Education ,  Open University Press,  1997. 
 - x, 209 p. ;  23cm +  pbk. 
 - SRHE and Open University press imprint. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-201) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0335195164 0335195172  
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>97000569 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Doctor of philosophy degree--Great Britain.<br/>Faculty advisors--Great Britain.<br/>Universities and colleges--Graduate work.--Great Britain
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>378.242