Models of Higher Degree Supervision: Findings from a study of superryisoras nd students in a professional department

Abstract

This paper reports on a study of post-graduate supervision in a professional field. It was designed in part to fill the gap in knowledge about supervision in disciplinary areas other than the sciences, and partly to look at supervision from both the students’ and the supervisors’ perspectives. Based on questionnaires and follow-up interviews, major issues are discussed, and a tentative model suggested to provide for better supervisor-student matching and further understanding of the nature of the higher degree process.