An exploration of taught master’s student perceptions of UK dissertation supervision

This paper presents the results of an investigation into taught master’s students’ expectations and experience of being supervised during their final project. It does so using exploratory survey and focus group data from one UK institution with a high proportion of international students. The paper...

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Autores principales: Stephanos Anastasiadis, Justin O'Brien
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:456718eb7ca446b48dae81331b5a93b02021-11-29T14:02:27ZAn exploration of taught master’s student perceptions of UK dissertation supervision10.47408/jldhe.v0i16.4901759-667Xhttps://doaj.org/article/456718eb7ca446b48dae81331b5a93b02019-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://repl.gianfj.com/index.php/jldhe/article/view/490https://doaj.org/toc/1759-667XThis paper presents the results of an investigation into taught master’s students’ expectations and experience of being supervised during their final project. It does so using exploratory survey and focus group data from one UK institution with a high proportion of international students. The paper adds to the limited literature on master’s students’ experience, and makes two further main contributions. It finds that students both expect supervisor engagement and respond well to it, and argues that focusing on key elements of the dyadic supervision process can disproportionately improve student’s overall learning and satisfaction. In addition to furthering knowledge in this area, the research suggests numerous practical implications and lines of potential future inquiry. Stephanos AnastasiadisJustin O'BrienAssociation for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE)articletaught master’sdissertation supervisionstudent perceptionsstudent experienceinternational studentsTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640ENJournal of Learning Development in Higher Education, Iss 16 (2019)
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topic taught master’s
dissertation supervision
student perceptions
student experience
international students
Theory and practice of education
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dissertation supervision
student perceptions
student experience
international students
Theory and practice of education
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Stephanos Anastasiadis
Justin O'Brien
An exploration of taught master’s student perceptions of UK dissertation supervision
description This paper presents the results of an investigation into taught master’s students’ expectations and experience of being supervised during their final project. It does so using exploratory survey and focus group data from one UK institution with a high proportion of international students. The paper adds to the limited literature on master’s students’ experience, and makes two further main contributions. It finds that students both expect supervisor engagement and respond well to it, and argues that focusing on key elements of the dyadic supervision process can disproportionately improve student’s overall learning and satisfaction. In addition to furthering knowledge in this area, the research suggests numerous practical implications and lines of potential future inquiry.
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