Doctoral Dissertation Supervision: Identification and Evaluation of Models
Joint Authors
Agu, Ngozi
Odimegwu, Christy O.
Source
Education Research International
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-09-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Doctoral research supervision is one of the major avenues for sustaining students’ satisfaction with the programme, preparing students to be independent researchers and effectively initiating students into the academic community.
This work reports doctoral students’ evaluation of their various supervision models, their satisfaction with these supervision models, and development of research-related skills.
The study used a descriptive research design and was guided by three research questions and two hypotheses.
A sample of 310 Ph.D.
candidates drawn from a federal university in Eastern part of Nigeria was used for this study.
The data generated through the questionnaire was analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-tests.
Results show that face-to-face interactive model was not only the most frequently used, but also the most widely adopted in doctoral thesis supervision while ICT-based models were rarely used.
Students supervised under face-to-face interactive model reported being more satisfied with dissertation supervision than those operating under face-to-face noninteractive model.
However, students supervised under these two models did not differ significantly in their perceived development in research-related skills.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Agu, Ngozi& Odimegwu, Christy O.. 2014. Doctoral Dissertation Supervision: Identification and Evaluation of Models. Education Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Agu, Ngozi& Odimegwu, Christy O.. Doctoral Dissertation Supervision: Identification and Evaluation of Models. Education Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035864
American Medical Association (AMA)
Agu, Ngozi& Odimegwu, Christy O.. Doctoral Dissertation Supervision: Identification and Evaluation of Models. Education Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035864
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1035864