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Supervising Doctoral Candidates

ISBN: 978-1-83797-051-3, eISBN: 978-1-83797-048-3

Publication date: 26 March 2024

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(2024), "Index", Rolph, C. (Ed.) Supervising Doctoral Candidates (Surviving and Thriving in Academia), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 201-209. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83797-048-320241014

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INDEX

Ableism
, 169–170

Ableist
, 172–173

Academia
, 84–85

Academic administration departments
, 99

‘Academic bubble’
, 81–82

Academic career preparation
, 37–38

Academic misconduct
, 165

Academic pathway
, 1–2

Academic socialization of PhD students
, 39–40

Acceptance
, 171

Affiliation
, 171

Anticipatory questions
, 24

Autonomy
, 45

need and working towards Mid candidature review
, 52

Barriers
, 97–100

Belonging
, 170–174

Belonging in Academia Model (BAM)
, 169–170, 172

‘Bildung’ and creating inclusive learning community, espousing
, 131–135

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
, 77–78

Brainstorm potential research questions
, 16

Brainstorming method
, 6–7

Building relationships in co-supervision
, 65–66

‘Candidates’ voices
, 195–196

conversations in Margins
, 116–119

creating conversations with candidates
, 112–119

developing candidates doctoral voice and confidence
, 119–121

doctorateness
, 107–108

elements of feedback
, 113–116

purpose and practices of feedback
, 109–112

Career progression
, 81

Centres for doctoral training (CDT)
, 77

Choice theory
, 2–3

‘Clock time’
, 175

Co-author
, 154, 157, 161

Co-authorship
, 154, 156

basics
, 153–155

challenges in
, 160–165

choice of co-author
, 158–160

matter
, 155–157

Co-learning environment
, 32

Co-supervision

approaches to supervision at postgraduate level
, 63–65

building relationships in
, 65–66

creating flexibility in workload
, 70–71

management
, 147–148

managing different ways of working
, 69–70

reflecting on our experiences of
, 66–71

setting boundaries
, 67–68

Co(l)laboratory as case study of collaborative research
, 83

Co(l)laboratory Research Hub
, 83, 88–89

Coach
, 133–134

Coaching
, 146

Cohort-based PhD funding programmes
, 77

Collaboration
, 76, 79

Collaborative approach in doctoral research
, 76

Collaborative doctorate schemes, UK examples of
, 77–78

Collaborative PhD project
, 86–87

Collaborative projects
, 164–165

Collaborative research, co(l)laboratory as case study of
, 83

Collaborator
, 45–46, 85–86

Communication skills
, 81

Competence
, 8–9, 45

Complementary supervision
, 64–66

Conferences
, 45, 133

Constrained conditions, addressing supervisory responsibilities under
, 126–131

Contribution to knowledge
, 107–108, 118–119

‘Conversations in Margins’
, 116–119

‘Crip time’
, 175

Culture
, 97, 99

Descriptive questions
, 24

Developmental feedback
, 109–110

Dialogic feedback
, 111

Dialogue/ic
, 117

Disability disclosure
, 180–181

Disabled graduate students
, 175, 179

belonging
, 170–174

labour
, 178–181

time
, 175–177

Disablism
, 169–170

Diversified supervision
, 64

Diversity, embracing
, 124–126

Doctoral Academy, The
, 148–149

Doctoral candidate(s)
, 1, 6–9, 12, 141–144, 190

academic socialization of PhD students
, 39–40

academic vs. non-academic career preparation
, 37–38

approach
, 140–141

background of doctoral education in India
, 29–30

benefits to
, 81–82

effect of funding on supervision
, 33–34

PhD candidates perspectives
, 141–145

PhD supervisors perspectives
, 145–148

quality of supervision
, 35–36

Strathmore university doctoral academy
, 148–150

supervision in times of newer forms of doctorate programmes
, 31–33

timely completion of PhD programmes
, 38–39

Doctoral candidature
, 46, 48, 53

Doctoral context, engaged research in
, 78–79

Doctoral education
, 29, 132

in India
, 29–30

Doctoral graduates
, 198

Doctoral research, collaborative approach in
, 76

Doctoral study
, 45–46

Doctoral supervision/supervisors
, 63, 69, 128

fictional candidate archetypes and scenarios
, 49–56

guiding core values for supervising relationship
, 135–136

India
, 124–126

SDT
, 44–46

supervision framework
, 46–48

United states of America
, 131–135

US Context
, 131–132

Zambia
, 126–131

Doctoral thesis
, 3–4

Doctorate programmes, supervision in times of newer forms of
, 31–33

‘Doctorateness’
, 107–108

Dyadic supervision
, 63

Early Career Researchers (ECRs)
, 149

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
, 78

Effective supervision
, 102–103

Emancipatory questions
, 24

Emotional labour
, 180–181

‘Enculturation’
, 190

Engaged research in doctoral context
, 78–79

Epistemic diversity
, 169–170

Equity
, 172

Executive PhD Programme
, 31–32

Experiential diversity
, 169–170

Explanatory questions
, 24

Familiarity
, 171

Feedback

elements of
, 113–116

purpose and practices of
, 109–112

Fictional candidate archetypes and scenarios
, 49–56

supervision strategies for supporting SDT autonomy need
, 53–54

supervision strategies for supporting SDT competency need
, 50–52

supervision strategies for supporting SDT relatedness need
, 56

Finances
, 94–96

Funding

agencies
, 162

effect on supervision
, 33–34

Funnel
, 25–26

Funnelling
, 17, 19

need for
, 17–19

reason and aim
, 19–22

relevance and significance
, 22–25

research problem
, 13–17

turning funnel around
, 25–26

Generate-Sort-Connect-Elaborate (GSCE)
, 56–57

Graduate
, 3–4

school
, 131

students
, 170–172

study
, 4–5

‘Hierarchical relationships’
, 129–130

Higher education
, 172–173

Identity
, 108, 119–120

Impact factor (IF)
, 162

Inclusive learning community, espousing ‘Bildung’ and creating
, 131–135

Inclusiveness, embracing
, 124–126

India
, 124–126

background of doctoral education in
, 29–30

Indian doctoral education
, 126

Industrial Cooperative Awards in Science
, 77

Industry–university partnerships
, 77

Institutions
, 91–92

Interdependent relationships
, 171–172

International collaboration
, 164

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
, 100–101

International postgraduate candidates
, 93–94

International students
, 93–94, 100

barriers and conflicts
, 97–100

differences addressed
, 100–102

effective supervision
, 102–103

finances
, 94–96

new-found independence
, 92–94

supervision
, 100

Labour
, 178–181

Leadership collective
, 160–161

Learning outcome
, 14

Medical model
, 173–174

Mentor–mentee relationship
, 123–124

Methodology
, 48, 64, 142–143

Methods for data collection
, 25

Mid-candidature review
, 48

autonomy need and working towards
, 52

Milestone
, 39, 46, 48

Needs assessment survey of PhD scholars
, 30–31

Neoliberal academic culture
, 181–182

New-found independence
, 92–94

Non-academic career preparation
, 37–38

Non-academic collaborators

benefits to supervisors, doctoral candidates and research
, 80–83

co(l)laboratory as case study of collaborative research
, 83

collaborative approach in doctoral research
, 76

engaged research in doctoral context
, 78–79

recommendations for supporting non-academic collaborations in research
, 84–89

UK examples of collaborative doctorate schemes
, 77–78

Non-academic organizations
, 84

Nottingham Trent University
, 83

Novice supervisors
, 127–128, 131

Open education resources (OER)
, 20

Oral examination
, 189

Original(ity)
, 48, 189

Ownership
, 44–45, 109–110

Partnership
, 85–86, 113

Path/pathway
, 2–4, 10–11, 179

Patience
, 146–147

Pedagogy of inclusiveness
, 125–126

PhD
, 139–140

academic socialization of
, 39–40

perspectives from PhD candidates
, 141–145

perspectives from PhD supervisors
, 145–148

programmes
, 37

students
, 44–45

timely completion of
, 38–39

Post-viva
, 196–198

Postgraduate level, approaches to supervision at
, 63–65

Power dynamics
, 64–65

Pragmatic outcome
, 14

Presentations
, 87–88, 144–145

‘Primary’ supervisor
, 65–66

Principal Investigator (PI)
, 134, 157

Professional competencies
, 37

Professional development/learning
, 26, 45, 56, 88–89

Professional doctorates
, 31

Professional growth
, 81

Publication
, 4, 33

Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous people of Colour (QTBIPOC)
, 173–174

Question sorts strategy
, 51–52

R & D People and Culture strategy
, 76–77

Rational action theory
, 2–3

Relatedness need

and final milestone/viva
, 55

supervision strategy for
, 57

Relationships
, 62, 69

Research
, 160–161

benefits to
, 82–83

career development and contextualisation of research skills
, 81–82

collaborations
, 88–89

council
, 76–77

problem
, 13–17

process
, 139–140, 147

questions
, 22–25

recommendations for supporting non-academic collaborations in
, 84–89

supervisors
, 61–62

Research assistant (RA)
, 176

RA-ships
, 176–177

Responsibility/ies
, 65–66, 134–135, 178

Self-advocacy
, 180

Self-assessment mechanisms
, 5–6

Self-determination theory (SDT)
, 43–44, 46

supervision strategies for supporting SDT autonomy need
, 53–54

supervision strategies for supporting SDT competency need
, 50–52

supervision strategies for supporting SDT relatedness need
, 56

Seminars
, 6–7, 45

Skills
, 4–6, 37

Social institutions
, 172–173

Strathmore university doctoral academy
, 148–150

Strathmore University’s Doctoral Academy
, 140

Strengthening Postgraduate Supervision
, 67

Stress
, 5–6, 98, 141–142

Student’s autonomy
, 54

Substitutive supervision
, 64

Supervising relationship, guiding core values for
, 135–136

Supervision strategies

approaches to supervision at postgraduate level
, 63–65

effect of funding on
, 33–34

for autonomy need
, 54

for competency need
, 51

for relatedness need
, 57

for supporting SDT autonomy need
, 53–54

for supporting SDT competency need
, 50–52

for supporting SDT relatedness need
, 56

framework
, 46–48

of doctoral research students
, 43

process
, 67–68

quality of
, 35–36

Supervisor(s)
, 14, 34, 37, 39, 45, 50–51, 92, 96–97, 99, 108, 145, 192–196

benefits to
, 80–81

supervisor–superviSee relationship
, 123–124

Supervisory feedback
, 112–113

Supervisory process
, 143–144

Supervisory responsibilities under constrained conditions, addressing
, 126–131

Supervisory teams
, 64

Teaching assistant (TA)
, 176

TA-ships
, 176–177

Test of English as a Foreign Language (ToEFL)
, 100–101

Theory
, 2–3, 44

Thesis/theses
, 4, 8–9, 12, 87

Three-pronged approach
, 107–108

Time
, 175–177

management
, 144

Tuition (fees)
, 94–95, 149

UK

examples of collaborative doctorate schemes
, 77–78

funding initiatives
, 77–78

research context
, 81

Undergraduate study
, 4–5

United states

of America
, 131–135

context
, 131–132

examples of responsibilities, challenges and joys
, 132–135

Universities
, 43

support systems
, 98

University Grants Commission (UGC)
, 33

University of London
, 29–30

Vancouver Protocol
, 161–162

Viva
, 48, 188–189

arranging
, 192–194

long game
, 190–192

post-viva
, 196–198

short game
, 194–196

voce examination
, 187–188

Voice
, 108, 118–119

Wellbeing
, 174

Work-based doctorates
, 31

Workload, creating flexibility in
, 70–71

Writing
, 2–3, 107–108, 153

Zambia
, 126–131