Supervision Practices and Possible Factors - A Case Study on a Foreign Language PhD Supervisor

Zheng Qiong

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Supervision Practices and Possible Factors - A Case Study on a Foreign Language PhD Supervisor

Zheng Qiong

Published in Asia-Pacific Journal of Educational Sciences (Volume 1, Issue 1)

Received: 19 October 2018 Accepted: 29 November 2018 Published: 21 December 2018

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Based on a two-year case study of the supervision practices of a foreign language PhD supervisor, this research explored individual supervisory experiences from a micro perspective. The study showed that his supervision practices ranged from classroom teaching, one-on-one supervision, supervisor-student community learning, training of academic writing skills, supervisor-student co-researching to offering guidance in terms of socializing students into academia. Conflicts and difficulties over the supervisory process, mainly found in academic training and student management, were discussed. The study also delved into the possible impact that supervision beliefs and contextual factors may have upon supervision practices. The mismatch between supervision beliefs and practices will arouse dissatisfaction and press the supervisor to self-reflect or make changes. The complexity of contextual factor exerts a direct influence on a supervisor’s practice, which reminds that the variation of supervisees, the diversity of academic tasks and the expectations from different stakes should be considered when one conducts his supervision practice. Implications for future supervision practices of PhD supervisors in Arts and Humanities were discussed.

Published in	Asia-Pacific Journal of Educational Sciences (Volume 1, Issue 1)
Page(s)	7-12
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Supervision Practice, Supervision Belief, Context Factors

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  title = {Supervision Practices and Possible Factors - A Case Study on a Foreign Language PhD Supervisor},
  journal = {Asia-Pacific Journal of Educational Sciences},
  volume = {1},
  number = {1},
  pages = {7-12},
  url = {https://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/article/10034425},
  abstract = {Based on a two-year case study of the supervision practices of a foreign language PhD supervisor, this research explored individual supervisory experiences from a micro perspective. The study showed that his supervision practices ranged from classroom teaching, one-on-one supervision, supervisor-student community learning, training of academic writing skills, supervisor-student co-researching to offering guidance in terms of socializing students into academia. Conflicts and difficulties over the supervisory process, mainly found in academic training and student management, were discussed. The study also delved into the possible impact that supervision beliefs and contextual factors may have upon supervision practices. The mismatch between supervision beliefs and practices will arouse dissatisfaction and press the supervisor to self-reflect or make changes. The complexity of contextual factor exerts a direct influence on a supervisor’s practice, which reminds that the variation of supervisees, the diversity of academic tasks and the expectations from different stakes should be considered when one conducts his supervision practice. Implications for future supervision practices of PhD supervisors in Arts and Humanities were discussed.},
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