Supervising Theses: Congruence between the Expectations of Supervisors and Supervisees
Supervising theses at doctoral and master’s level is never easy. Complaints are often heard from both sides. Supervisors lament the fact that their students do not have the relevant skills to carry out research; students complain that supervisors are very difficult to contact and do not seem to p...
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| author | Habibah Ashari Md. Rizal Md. Yunus |
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| description | Supervising theses at doctoral and master’s level is never easy. Complaints are often heard from
both sides. Supervisors lament the fact that their students do not have the relevant skills to carry
out research; students complain that supervisors are very difficult to contact and do not seem to
provide much assistance. More often than not, supervisees expect the supervisors to guide them
through every detail and aspect of the research writing process. On the other hand, the
supervisors expect the supervisees to have sufficient knowledge about doing research. This
mismatch of expectations often leads to frustrations on both sides. This qualitative study
reported here investigated the nature of the supervising process at a faculty of education at a
large public university in Malaysia, in particular investigating the expectations and problems
encountered during the supervising process. The findings revealed that supervisors and
supervisees have different conceptions of their roles and have different expectations of each
other. The findings suggest that both parties need to clarify their expectations from the outset.
This may minimize conflicts between the two parties. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-caf28f0d80274209bd996576fa0151102022-12-22T01:28:02ZengUiTM PublisherAsian Journal of University Education1823-77971823-77972006-06-01211532Supervising Theses: Congruence between the Expectations of Supervisors and SuperviseesHabibah Ashari Md. Rizal Md. Yunus Supervising theses at doctoral and master’s level is never easy. Complaints are often heard from both sides. Supervisors lament the fact that their students do not have the relevant skills to carry out research; students complain that supervisors are very difficult to contact and do not seem to provide much assistance. More often than not, supervisees expect the supervisors to guide them through every detail and aspect of the research writing process. On the other hand, the supervisors expect the supervisees to have sufficient knowledge about doing research. This mismatch of expectations often leads to frustrations on both sides. This qualitative study reported here investigated the nature of the supervising process at a faculty of education at a large public university in Malaysia, in particular investigating the expectations and problems encountered during the supervising process. The findings revealed that supervisors and supervisees have different conceptions of their roles and have different expectations of each other. The findings suggest that both parties need to clarify their expectations from the outset. This may minimize conflicts between the two parties.https://www.rmc.uitm.edu.my/images/stories/AJUE/vol2-no1/bab%202.pdfSupervisorssupervisees (students in the supervising process)tutorialexpectationsmismatchcongruence |
| spellingShingle | Habibah Ashari Md. Rizal Md. Yunus Supervising Theses: Congruence between the Expectations of Supervisors and Supervisees Asian Journal of University Education Supervisors supervisees (students in the supervising process) tutorial expectations mismatch congruence |
| title | Supervising Theses: Congruence between the Expectations of Supervisors and Supervisees |
| title_full | Supervising Theses: Congruence between the Expectations of Supervisors and Supervisees |
| title_fullStr | Supervising Theses: Congruence between the Expectations of Supervisors and Supervisees |
| title_full_unstemmed | Supervising Theses: Congruence between the Expectations of Supervisors and Supervisees |
| title_short | Supervising Theses: Congruence between the Expectations of Supervisors and Supervisees |
| title_sort | supervising theses congruence between the expectations of supervisors and supervisees |
| topic | Supervisors supervisees (students in the supervising process) tutorial expectations mismatch congruence |
| url | https://www.rmc.uitm.edu.my/images/stories/AJUE/vol2-no1/bab%202.pdf |
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