Development and evaluation of resources to enhance skills in higher degree research supervision in a cross-cultural context : final report 2010.
The involvement of international candidates in postgraduate research degrees has been a goal of many universities across the developed world. Surprisingly little research has focused on the needs of this group of students, and for the most part it has problematised them by its focus on factors assoc...
| Institution: | Macquarie University |
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Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC)
2010
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| オンライン･アクセス: | /resources/CG7-507%20Macquarie%20Homewood%20Final%20Report%202010.pdf |
| 要約: | The involvement of international candidates in postgraduate research degrees has been a goal of many universities across the developed world. Surprisingly little research has focused on the needs of this group of students, and for the most part it has problematised them by its focus on factors associated with students themselves, for example cultural adaptation and language problems, rather than addressing any need for the institution and its agents to vary their practice to meet any different needs of an increasingly diverse population. This project addressed postgraduate research supervision in a cross-cultural context from the point of view of both supervisor and candidate, and from the perspective of what institutions can do to support candidates and supervisors. Semi-structured interviews and focus groups with candidates and supervisors were used as the source of research data to construct the project outcomes. The broad findings of the project were that certain factors magnify or intensify the complexity of the supervisory arrangement when this occurs in a cross-cultural context. These include: separation from the usual support network, including family, friends and colleagues and former teachers; separation from the familiar, and the consequent 'fish out of water' feeling or lack of familiarity with and understanding of both the academic as well as general way of life in Australia; increased time pressure for international candidates due to visa limitations and increased costs and/or loss of income; language issues that contribute to communication difficulties including, but not limited to, written and oral. [p.1, ed] |
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| ISBN: | 9781921856044 9781921856044 |
