A Handbook for Doctoral Supervisors

by Stan Taylor, Margaret Kiley, Robin Humphrey

Across the globe, doctoral education is in the throes of change. Diversification, regulation and proliferation are just a few of the developments that pose major challenges for those supervising doctoral candidates.



The second edition of A Handbook for Doctoral Supervisors has been fully updated to assist doctoral supervi

276 pages, Paperback

First published February 4, 2005

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Reviews

[Tara Brabazon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fine book. It offers practical and clear advice to supervisors about their expectations and accountabilities. It provides a warning to any doctoral supervisor who thinks that the process is easy, quick and without challenges. The burdens of supervision - the deep responsibility to guide and enable the career of another person - are well presented.

I particularly recommend this book to new supervisors, or supervisors who believe it is a 'right' to supervise. The privilege of doctoral supervision - the trust it requires - is rarely conveyed in the higher education literature. This book is a reminder that doctoral candidates are the future of our universities, and this future is reliant on the professionalism, expertise, decency and intelligence of supervisors.