Quality in Postgraduate Education

by Yoni Ryan (Editor), Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt (Editor)

Overview

This text is designed to respond to the uppermost area of concern in postgraduate education today - that of achieving quality. The book discusses issues of quality and research culture, including criteria for evaluating theses and research applications, and women and overseas students.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317760870
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/22/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	658 KB

About the Author

Yoni Ryan, Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt

Table of Contents

Part 1 Issues of quality and institutional research culture: planning for quality in graduate studies; from thesis writing to research application - learning the research culture; staff development for research; a model for the management of research degree supervision in a post-1987 university; gender and postgraduate supervision; quality in supervisory overseas students?. Part 2 Educational processes to achieve quality: improving the quality of postgraduate supervision through residential staff development programmes; the big picture about managing writing; supervising the writing of a thesis; the postgraduate's journey - an interplay of roles; avoiding communication breakdown; supervising literature reviews; contracts and checklists - practical propositions for postgraduate supervision; guidelines for discussion - a tool for managing postgraduate supervision.

Editorial Reviews

A practical and sensible book from which even experienced research staff can gain insights.

British Journal of Education Studies