scholarly journals Invest in Research Supervision, Enhance Timely Completion of Postgraduate studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-47
Author(s):  
Japheth Noel ◽  
Benjamin Kyalo Wambua ◽  
Proscovia Namubiru Ssentamu
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Female Candidates ◽  
Research Supervision ◽  
Postgraduate Studies ◽  
Postgraduate Research ◽  
Six Dimensions ◽  
Effective Supervision

Postgraduate research supervision and its impact on students’ completion of postgraduate studies continue to pose significant challenges to higher education managers, postgraduate students, university dons, funders of postgraduate education, and all stake holders. This literature review based article summaries the research findings across six dimensions of postgraduate research supervision: Student-supervisor relationship, Gender and research supervision, Allocating and matching students with supervisors, Pedagogy of research supervision, Roles and responsibilities of postgraduate students and supervisors and Effective supervision. Student- supervisor relationship is noted to have direct and indirect influence on all other dimensions of research supervision and consequently to timely students’ completion of postgraduate studies. It was found out that the reaction and impact of the other six dimensions would be driven by the student-supervisor relationship.  Students perceived that good working relationships with their research supervisors have an impact on their research progress. Studies concerning gender and research supervision are limited but the few available indicated that female candidates were largely affected in their progress due to gender-related challenges. It was revealed that effective supervision has a positive impact on timely students’ completion of postgraduate studies. Implications for postgraduate students and supervisors, schools, faculties, and departments of postgraduate education were identified.

scholarly journals ORGANIZATION OF POSTGRADUATE TRAINING OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY SPECIALISTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND (ON THE EXAMPLE OF SILESIAN POLYTECHNICS)

2021 ◽  
pp. 72-80
Author(s):  
Oleksii Sysoiev
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Postgraduate Training ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Postgraduate Studies ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Circular Economics

The article is devoted to the analysis of the organization and content of postgraduate training of specialists in circular economics in the Republic of Poland on the example of Silesian Polytechnic. It is emphasized that the Republic of Poland is taking significant steps in the development of the circular economy and the training of specialists to implement its ideas. Based on the analysis of postgraduate education programs «Circular Economics and Cleaner Production in Practice» and «Cyclic Engineering» in the Silesian Polytechnic, the article reveals the requirements the requirements, rights and responsibilities of postgraduate students are revealed; knowledge, skills and competencies that they acquire in the process of training in circular economics programs; forms of education and the content of diplomas that students receive after training, as well as areas of possible employment. It is emphasized that in the system of postgraduate education of Silesian Polytechnic there are programs both directly from the circular economy and from certain problems that relate to the scope of such specialists and contribute to the development of a circular economy. It is proved that the training of specialists in circular economics in postgraduate studies acquires a systemic character in terms of coverage of the content of those problems that relate to the professional activities of specialists in circular economics. The indisputable value of such educational programs is to involve in their development and determine the content of training not only teachers of higher education institutions, but also public and professional societies that care for the environment, waste recycling and more. Educational programs on circular economics at Silesian Polytechnic are practice-oriented, they include consultations in circular production companies, trainings on business practice, as well as the development of an implementation project under the guidance of experts.

scholarly journals Postgraduate Research Students’ and their Supervisors’ Attitudes towards Supervision

10.28945/3541 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 227-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parveen Ali ◽  
Roger Watson ◽  
Katie Dhingra
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Constructive Feedback ◽  
Research Supervision ◽  
Supervisor Relationships ◽  
Postgraduate Research ◽  
Research Students ◽  
Effective Supervision

There is a need for research exploring postgraduate research students’ expectations from research supervisors, the characteristics of effective student-supervisor relationships, and the opinions of students and supervisors about research supervision. We also need instruments to explore the student-supervisor relationship. The present study investigated postgraduate research students’ and research supervisors’ views about postgraduate research supervision and the student supervisor relationship. It also reports on factor analysis conducted to identify the underlying dimensions in their views about postgraduate research supervision and the student supervisor relationship. Such information can be used to develop strategies to promote student-supervisor relationships and enhance the student experience. Data were collected using an online questionnaire with 30 Likert-scale statements from 131 postgraduate research students and 77 supervisors. Following exploratory factor analysis, a three factor model consisting of leaderhip, knowledge, and support was extracted. Results indicate that students and supervisors agree about the attributes of effective supervision. Both supervisors and students consider that a supervisor should have an interest in the student’s research. The supervisor must provide timely and constructive feedback and should help the student to manage time effectively. Students and supervisors believe a supervisor should help the students where limitations and learning needs are identified. Students believe supervisors must encourage students to work independently and use opportunities to present their work.

scholarly journals Expectations of postgraduate nursing students: an inquiry

Curationis ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Lekalakala-Mokgele
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Supervisory Relationship ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
School Of Nursing ◽  
Code Of Practice ◽  
Research Supervision ◽  
Postgraduate Studies ◽  
Notable Increase ◽  
The University ◽  
Learning Contract

Postgraduate supervision in South Africa currently takes place in the context of university transformation with a notable increase in concern for quality. The latter is determined by the extent to which students’ expectations within a supervisory practice are met. This study investigated students’ expectations regarding their research supervision in a postgraduate nursing programme. A 48-item questionnaire was mailed to 24 postgraduate students, of which 22 (92%) responded, to determine their expectations within a supervisory relationship. Items in the questionnaire included students’ perceptions of the responsibilities of the institution, the department, the supervisor and students’ responsibilities regarding their supervised postgraduate studies in the School of Nursing Science. Descriptive statistics, namely frequencies and percentages for categorical data and means and standard deviations or medians and percentiles for continuous data, were calculated. Findings indicate that more than 80% of the postgraduate students in the study expected the university and the department to provide them with structures that would enable them to succeed in their studies. They also believed that the student had a major role to play in ensuring that studies were completed. Recommendations included making a code of practice for postgraduate supervision available to students and the use of a learning contract to clarify roles and expectations in the supervisory process. It was also recommended that supervisors should be trained to supervise students.

Improving the organization of modern postgraduate studies: system approach

2020 ◽  
pp. 49-61
Author(s):  
Nonna Antonovna Morozova
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Postgraduate Studies

The article deals with the problems of training scientific and pedagogical personnel in Russia at the present stage of postgraduate education, which caused the need to discuss them, both at the level of the country’s leadership, and at the level of the scientific and University community. The directions of improving the organization of modern postgraduate studies in the context of a systematic approach are proposed. The directions of improving the training of postgraduates and the organization of the modern Russian postgraduate school in the context of its two types - scientific and University with the organization of different types of practice: research and teaching. The most significant among the directions proposed in the article are the following: improving the quality of recruitment of applicants to graduate school on the example of a pre-admission system of two-stage training of applicants in the system of professional development of the Research center for problems of quality of training of specialists; the implementation of master’s training programme “graduate student researcher” and “student-expert” on the basis of the principle of continuity of training programs for “masters-postgraduate” and implementation of the program and the model of problem-designresearch teaching academician I.A. Zimnyaya; formation of academic literacy in the process of formation of communicative competence of graduate students by means of educational disciplines «Academic writing» / «Scientific text», «Academic speech»; improving the organization of classroom and extracurricular independent work of postgraduates and its material and technical support; financing of postgraduate education; and a number of others. Along with the actualization of a systematic approach to improving the organization of modern graduate school activities, personal-activity, convergent and scenario approaches to improving the training of graduate students are identified. The proposed ways to solve the existing problems of the organizational plan of the postgraduate school in some of the indicated areas can have a positive impact on its improvement.

scholarly journals Postgraduate supervision: A practical reflection on how to support students’ engagement

2021 ◽  
Vol 07 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evangelia Fragouli ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Experience ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Internal Conflicts ◽  
Educational Backgrounds ◽  
Attraction And Retention ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Support Students ◽  
Effective Supervision

The quality of postgraduate education largely depends on effective supervision of postgraduate students. Nowadays, the supervisory role has become more challenging due to different ethnic, cultural, political, economic, linguistic, and educational backgrounds of postgraduate students where their attraction and retention are paramount for educational institutions. Students’ satisfaction balancing studies and other interest is also important during their postgraduate learning experience and supervision is challenged to assist towards this direction as well. Literature about postgraduate supervision has focused on describing the ever-lengthening lists of functions that must be carried out. The present study, through a critical literature review methodology and reflection upon personal practice, explores how postgraduate supervisors can support & engage students with their studies balancing other demands and interests, what are the challenges supervising international students, and how, the supervisory team can manage internal conflicts, function better and more efficiently. The key conclusions show that facilitating development of skills important for students’ ’studies and lives, bridging studies and other demands /interests together, rewarding students’ success, responding to cultural and educational differences & personal interests, and finding ways all members of the supervisory team to work more effectively can lead to more efficient and effective postgraduate supervision.

scholarly journals Assessing Statistical Literacy Level of Postgraduate Education Research Students in Malaysian Research Universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1318-1324
Author(s):  
Ibnatul Jalilah Yusof, Et. al.
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Statistical Literacy ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Research Literacy ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Literacy Level ◽  
Postgraduate Research ◽  
Research Students

Statistical literacy is an essential component of research literacy demanded for the research students to master as they are required to read, comprehend, and evaluate research articles. Misinterpretations of data and research findings are among the unfavorable results in the lack of research literacy. Consequently, it will affect the quality of their research and eventually leads to ripple impact on other researchers. However, this study is still under researched especially among postgraduate research students. Therefore, this paper examined statistical literacy level among postgraduate research students. This study was a survey conducted with a sample of 236 education postgraduate research students by using a set of statistical literacy items. The data were analysed using Rasch Analysis approach which includes item and person measures. Findings suggested that postgraduate students‘ statistical literacy level is at Moderate Low level. The findings also revealed that the hardest items to be answered by the students are related to hypothesis testing (significant value). In order for students to improve their statistical literacy, this study suggested that the instructors and institutions to reexamine and to explore new methods of teaching and learning statistics.

The Disabling Influence of Work-Life Imbalance and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) on Postgraduate Research Engagement and Progress

2021 ◽  
pp. 224-234
Author(s):  
Dennis Zami Atibuni
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Research Engagement ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Postgraduate Research ◽  
Research Students

The onslaught of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) requires employees to have a more complex combination of skills—the 21st century skills—than in the past. The corporate world expects employees to amass these skills from the education system, especially through acquisition of postgraduate qualifications. However, acquiring these skills presents challenges to the students as institutions rarely offer these skills at that level. Low competence in these skills, coupled with work-life imbalance, hampers research engagement and hence progress and completion among postgraduate students. In essence, a lack of the 4IR skills is a disabling reality for postgraduate research students. This chapter presents a desk-based conceptual review of the disabling effects of work-life imbalance and inadequate 4IR skills on postgraduate students' research engagement and general academic progress. Implications for policy and practice include routine provision of hands-on experiences on the 21st century research skills and work-life balance in order to step up their research progress.

scholarly journals ACADEMIC WRITING NEEDS OF POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTS IN MALAYSIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (Number 2) ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Joanna Joseph Jeyaraj
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
English Language ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Completion Rates ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Postgraduate Research ◽  
Research Students

Purpose – In this study, the writing needs of postgraduate research students are explored, so that support structures that enable successful completion rates and student satisfaction can be identified. Postgraduate education is expanding in Malaysian public and private higher education institutions; yet research tends to focus on public institutions, because private institutions have traditionally been oriented towards teaching instead of research. Therefore, this study explores the needs of students in a branch campus of a private overseas university in Malaysia. Methodology - Semi-structured exploratory interviews were carried out with six postgraduate students, so that a deeper understanding of their research writing needs could be obtained. Interviews were then analysed using a general inductive approach. Findings – It was found that students required support in three main areas: writing, supervision and ICT. Students sought English language support and more workshops and programmes which specifically dealt with thesis writing. They also believed that peer support groups would be beneficial. Secondly, more guidance was needed from supervisors to enable greater clarity on writing and institutional processes and procedures. Finally, students wanted greater access to ICT writing tools to facilitate writing and language learning. Significance – The findings of this study are beneficial to institutions seeking to provide greater support for postgraduate students to ensure timely completion rates and greater student satisfaction. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that postgraduate support incorporate 3Ps, i.e., be pedagogically driven; peer oriented; and programmatically implemented.

scholarly journals Perceived Postgraduate Research Supervisory Practices and Satisfaction towards Supervision among Supervisees at Faculty of Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-122
Author(s):  
Nurhamizah Ishak ◽  
Farah Nadzirah Khairuddin ◽  
Nur Shaziella Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Education Institution ◽  
Public University ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
High Quality Research ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Postgraduate Research ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Supervisory Practices ◽  
Effective Supervision

Effective supervision received by postgraduate students boosts their motivation to produce a high quality research. This paper looks at the perceived postgraduate research supervisory practices and satisfaction towards supervision among supervisees at  Faculty of Education in a Malaysian public university. Data was collected through a questionnaire on the sample of 45 Part 3 full-time Master’s degree (Coursework) students. However, only 33 sets of questionnaires were returned to the researchers (response rate=94.3%). It was found that most supervisees perceived that their dissertation supervisors have continually applied various supervisory practices during the supervision session and they were very satisfied with the supervision that they have received. Furthermore, there was a positive, strong, and significant relationship between the perceived supervisory practices and supervisees’ satisfaction. Nevertheless, there were no significant differences between perceived supervisory practices and courses, as well as between perceived supervisory practices and frequency of meeting. As for the implications of this study, it contributes to the corpus of knowledge in the area of postgraduate supervision in local higher education institution context and provides empirical data to assist the Ministry of Education in conducting strategic planning to enhance implementation of effective supervisory practices among postgraduate research supervisors.

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