M.Ed Graduates’ Perceptions of Thesis Supervision, Writing and Defence

Mushoriwa, T.D.; Nyakutse, G

doi:10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n8p319

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“…The data highlights that ambiguous hopes of supervisor and student may cause difficulties in their relationship. To avoid such issues, the student and supervisor should understand their responsibilities and duties clearly (Mushoriwa and Nyakutse.,2014). The supervisor should help the students according to their needs and should not believe that similar sort of supervision would serve purpose of all students as it will not produce the effective results (Davis., 2019).…”

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Perception of Students of Master and Supervisors about Online Research Supervision in Medical Education

Liaquat,

Mahboob

2023

HPEJ

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Introduction: People from different specialty backgrounds and experiences join masters program every year. Therefore, they face novel situations and come across new problems as they are not aware of the subject earlierObjective: To explore the perception of master’s students and supervisors about Online Research Supervision in Medical Education and how things can be improved to make Online Research Supervision more effective.Methods: A qualitative phenomenological approach was adopted in this study by using homogenous purposive sampling whereby ten students and seven supervisors of Masters in Medical Education were interviewed-semi structured, which were transcribed. The data was analyzed thematically to make themes and subthemes.Results: The qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews taken from the students and supervisors generated three broad themes and thirteen subthemes: the advantages of online research supervision to be convenience, availability, cost effectiveness and role of technology while the disadvantages of online research Supervisionto be technological failure and lack of computer skills, strained student supervisor relationship, non-serious attitude and time constraints. The Recommendations for Improvement included students’ attitude, students’ diversity, planning, implementation of policies and technology literacy.Conclusion: In online mode, a continuous motivational effort is required on the part of the student. Online Supervisors should be vigilant to the educational and experience related differences among the students in Medical Education that can affect understanding and expectations between their students and themselves. KEYWORDS: Online Research supervision, master’s supervision, perceptions, effective supervision, Medical Education

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Perception of Students of Master and Supervisors about Online Research Supervision in Medical Education

Liaquat,

Mahboob

2023

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“…Whilst there is a plethora of literature about undergraduate research supervision internationally (Olsson & Hallberg, 2018;Winchester-See, Rowe & Mackaway, 2016;Reguant, Martínez-Olmo, & Contreras-Higuera, 2018); Lee, 2007;Roberts & Seaman, 2018;Muthanna & Alduais, 2021;Vereijken, van der Rijst, van Driel & Dekker, 2018) and nationally (Elmabruk & Bishti, 2020;Makoni, 2021;Mushoriwa & Nyakutse, 2014;) there seems to be a dearth of literature in the local context which is Namibia, specifically at the University of Namibia's Rundu Campus. Little is known about what may seem to be an ambivalence among lecturers about how to support the writing aspects during a program of a research project in their role as supervisor.…”

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Undergraduate Research Projects Supervision at the University of Namibia’s Rundu Campus: Supervisors’ Stances

Intja¹,

Nauyoma²

2021

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This study aims to establish the perceptions of Bachelor's degree Honours lecturers regarding research project supervision; capture challenging areas in research project supervision with a view of improving research project supervision and expand a repertoire of actions and responses. The research presented in this paper explores supervision of students' research projects from Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development (ZDP) theory and Kolb's experiential learning theory thrusts. This is a qualitative approach embedded within a phenomenological interpretive where twenty research supervisors and twenty final year students on full-time and part-time mode were interviewed using the semi-structured interview guides. The paper drew on both document analysis and content analysis. The data were interpreted using the theoretical lenses of the study's primary objectives, and conclusions and recommendations were derived from the interpretation. The findings of the study reveal that the key challenges of research supervision for the supervisors lie between the administration part of the research and the expertise. The study recommends that the University of Namibia should start with research modules from year one to year four, this is because one year of doing research is not enough as students learn differently. Moreover, research proposals should form as students' prerequisites before they progress to the fourth year.

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“…Post-graduate research supervision involves two individuals (student and supervisor) who may have similar or conflicting views about a particular issue. For a positive outcome of the research, their views should be modified in such a way that they merge into one another and proceed side by side (Mushoriwa & Nyakutse, 2014).…”

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“…Perceptions are very significant as they indicate about thinking of people about a particular matter. Perceptions affect a person's belief about how things should be done (Mushoriwa & Nyakutse, 2014). A pilot study is conducted to determine the perceptions of postgraduate master students about research supervision.…”

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The Perceptions of the Masters’ Students About Postgraduate Research Supervision

Liaquat¹

2021

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Introduction: Postgraduate degrees cause stress and tension for master’s students. Many postgraduate masters’ students face anxiety and ambiguity when carrying out the research. If these anxieties and ambiguities are not managed well, it could adversely influence the process and the standard of research. Many postgraduate masters’ students discontinue their studies or do not finish their postgraduate degrees within the specified time. The type of supervision the student gets is the most significant aspect which determines the timely completion of postgraduate research. The study on the perception of postgraduate master’s students can help them to improve the research work in postgraduate studies. It will address many issues of the postgraduate master students.Objective: This study explores the perceptions of postgraduate masters’ students about research supervision.Method: This study was conducted using a qualitative approach. Eight postgraduate masters’ students were selected using homogenous purposive sampling. The data was gathered by open-ended questions. Thematic analysis was done by framework analysis. An inductive approach was used. The obtained codes were categorized following themes.Results: Findings from postgraduate masters’ students have merged into the following three themes: knowledge, support and guidance, and availability. The first theme is knowledge. According to students, the supervisor should be knowledgeable and interested in students’ projects. The second theme is support and guidance. Different approaches of supervision are required for different postgraduate students. Effective communication of the supervisor with students and timely and thorough feedback can provide students withintellectual and psychological assistance. The third theme is the availability of the supervisor which should be as per the requirement of the students.Conclusion: Supervisors can assist students in reducing their ambiguity and anxiety in the initial phases of the research journey by helping them in the selection of feasible research topics and by providing the required intellectual and psychological assistance. There is a need for regular communication between the student and supervisor. Feedback should be constructive, timely, and according to the requirements of the students. KEYWORDS: Postgraduate research supervision, master’s supervision, uncertainties, perceptions, effective supervision, timely completion

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M.Ed Graduates’ Perceptions of Thesis Supervision, Writing and Defence

Abstract: This study explored M.Ed graduates' perceptions of thesis supervision, writing and defence in the M.Ed Programme in the

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Perception of Students of Master and Supervisors about Online Research Supervision in Medical Education

Perception of Students of Master and Supervisors about Online Research Supervision in Medical Education

Undergraduate Research Projects Supervision at the University of Namibia’s Rundu Campus: Supervisors’ Stances

The Perceptions of the Masters’ Students About Postgraduate Research Supervision

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