Quality in Postgraduate Education

Erscheinungsjahr 1994
ISBN: 978-0-7494-1413-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 190 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 301 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ryan, Yoni

Zuber-Skerritt, Ortrun

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Universitäten, Wissenschaftliche Akademien, Gelehrtengesellschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

Yoni Ryan, Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt