Postgraduate Supervision in a South African Transforming Academic Environment: A Reflexivity Approach

Autor/in	Okeke-Uzodike, Obianuju E.
Titel	Postgraduate Supervision in a South African Transforming Academic Environment: A Reflexivity Approach
Quelle	In: Issues in Educational Research, 31 (2021) 4, S.1175-1194 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Okeke-Uzodike, Obianuju E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1837-6290
Schlagwörter	Educational Change; Higher Education; Supervision; Graduate Students; Reputation; Research; Educational Quality; Teacher Student Relationship; College Faculty; Skill Development; Personal Narratives; Transfer of Training; Teaching Methods; Knowledge Economy; Trust (Psychology); Power Structure; Foreign Countries; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsreform; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Forschung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Fakultät; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Erlebniserzählung; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Knowledge society; Economy; Wissensgesellschaft; Wirtschaft; Ausland; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	The pace of global transformation places a great emphasis on the need for development, with higher education identified as a key agent in the development of a knowledge economy. Higher education systems have been challenged with providing the necessary skilled person-power to complement the changing labour market. Postgraduate supervision is a vital tool in building institutional research capacities, reputation, financial support and developing skill amongst peers, and between supervisors and candidates. Thus, the effectiveness and efficiency of postgraduate supervision processes determine to a large extent the quality of output and the extent of skills transfer. This article is based on a training course focusing on strengthening postgraduate supervision, attended by the researcher. The primary objective of this article is to examine the concept of postgraduate supervision within a transforming academic environment. Specifically, the article examined how aspects of the supervision process enhance skills development and knowledge transfer. Data for the study were collected through a personal narrative inquiry approach and thematically analysed, with meaning construed alongside related literature. The findings show that postgraduate supervision is characterised by various factors which determine the degree of skills transfer and development. The study provides insights into aspects of supervision that if not well managed, may compromise the objective of skill development. It contributes to the on-going discourse in supervision pedagogy and recommends careful consideration of the dynamic changes that may impact the level of educational transformation and skills development in the knowledge economy. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01