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Title Getting the most out of your doctorate : the importance of supervision, networking and becoming a global academic / edited by Mollie Dollinger.

Publication Info. United Kingdom : Emerald Publishing, 2019.

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Description 1 online resource.
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Series Surviving and thriving in academia
Note Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 17, 2019)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Front Cover; Getting the Most Out of Your Doctorate: The Importance of Supervision, Networking, and Becoming a Global Academic; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Authors; Foreword; References; PART I: PREPARATION; Chapter 1 Selecting a Supervisor; Introduction; Step 1: The Spreadsheet; Step 2: Conversations over Coffee; Age versus Experience?; Availability?; What Do Their Past and Present Supervisees Say about Them?; Can You Manage Them Up?; Will They Support Your Career Plans?; Do You Need a Team of Supervisors?; Step 3: Consider the Extremes; The Micromanager; The Passive-Aggressive
The Laissez-faire ExtremistStep 4: Step Up; References; Chapter 2 Setting and Adjusting Expectations of Supervision; Introduction; Scenario 1: An "Unfamiliar Battlefield" -- Academic Culture; PhD Students' Reflection and Expectations; PhD Supervisors' Reflection and Expectations; Scenario 2: A "Lonely Battlefield" -- Psychological Well-being; PhD Students' Reflection and Expectations; PhD Supervisors' Reflection and Expectations; Scenario 3: An "Uncertain Battlefield" -- Career Development; PhD Students' Reflection and Expectations; PhD Supervisors' Reflection and Expectations; Conclusion; Note
To Be Academically Confident and Ready to Educate Your SupervisorsTo Be Open-minded and Willing to Expand Your Research Areas; To Be Interpersonally Sensible; To Be Sensitive to the Relationship between Your Supervisors; To Serve as the Bridge between Your Supervisors; To Be Tactful at Managing Supervisory Relationships; To Be Emotionally Strong; To Be Brave to Speak Your Feelings; To Be Willing to Seek Help; References; Chapter 5 The Power of an Effective Community in Creating Networked Researchers: Outcomes beyond a Thesis; Introduction; Clarification of Terms
Stories behind the Creation of the Research CommunityKerry's Story; Sue's Story; Divya's story; Creating a Community: Purposes and Processes; Relational, Intellectual, and Personal Growth as an Outcome of the Group; Kamal's Reflections; Comings and Goings: Group Fluidity; Conclusion; Note; References; Chapter 6 Developing Networks Near and Far; Introduction; Common Barriers; Power Distance; Cultural Differences; Different Perceptions on the Supervisory Relationship; Attendance versus Isolation; Tunnel Vision; Fear of "Bothering"; Prior to Beginning; During the PhD Process
Summary Navigating the gap between novice and expert is a process that will continue for years into an early academics' career. This book will serve as practical tool for PhD candidates and early career researchers (ECRs), providing them with an understanding on how to sustain long-lasting supervisory relationships and how to develop their networks.
Subject Doctoral students -- Vocational guidance.
Doctor of philosophy degree.
Universities and colleges -- Graduate work.
Education, Higher.
Higher & further education, tertiary education.
EDUCATION -- Higher.
Doctor of philosophy degree. (OCoLC)fst00896050
Education, Higher. (OCoLC)fst00903005
Universities and colleges -- Graduate work. (OCoLC)fst01161785
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Dollinger, Mollie, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Getting the most out of your doctorate. United Kingdom : Emerald Publishing, 2019 1787699080 9781787699083 (OCoLC)1085637166
ISBN 9781787699052 (electronic book)
1787699056 (electronic book)
9781787699076 (electronic book)
1787699072 (electronic book)
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