Author Identifier
Sara Bayes: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7121-9593
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Higher Education Research and Development
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
School
School of Nursing and Midwifery
RAS ID
75999
Funders
Centre for Education and Innovation, Australian Catholic University
Abstract
This article addresses the lack of support for new supervisors in the pre-Higher Degree Research space, including undergraduate honours and postgraduate capstone projects. The research provides an inter-faculty perspective on the needs of pre-HDR students and supervisors, informing an online professional learning resource to address the problem. Concepts from ethogenic social psychology were used to theorise supervision as a complex practice involving two analytically distinct domains of human behaviour: the expressive and practical domains. Semi-structured focus group interviews with alumni and supervisors from Education, Arts-Humanities, and Health Sciences provided data for a needs analysis and to stimulate deliberation amongst the research team, which included course coordinators and supervisors across the different faculties and a representative from the university’s teaching and learning centre. The findings illustrate expressive and practical aspects of supervision and elaborate salient themes for the development of pre-HDR supervisory practice through inquiry. The article advances theory by supporting a view of supervision as a process of supervisor, student, and supervisory practice co-development. The results will be of interest to supervisors, honours and masters course coordinators and providers of professional development for academics.
DOI
10.1080/07294360.2024.2393116
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Comments
Martin, J., Owens, A., Bayes, S., Tofari, P., Lynch, C., Brown, N., ... & Warne, E. (2024). Understanding supervisory practice and development in the pre-HDR space: An ethogenic approach. Higher Education Research & Development. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2024.2393116