One supervisor, two students: Experiences and anxieties of PhD journeys

Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa

 
 
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Title One supervisor, two students: Experiences and anxieties of PhD journeys
 
Creator Hove, Muchativugwa L. Nkamta, Paul N.
 
Subject — PhD; doctorate-ness; support; withdrawal; demystify
Description Today, colleges and universities offer master’s and doctoral degrees in increasing numbers. Many students enrol in these programmes and, in many cases, such students are without appropriate guidance and support in conceptualising, conducting and writing original research. The lack of support and guidance during the MD journey results in students taking more than the required duration for the programme, withdrawal or abandonment and, consequently, a drop in the number of completed theses and dissertations at colleges and universities. This article adopts a diaristic approach to document and examine the experiences of two PhD students at an institution of higher learning in South Africa. It seeks to demystify the notion that PhD studies are for a select few and proffers to chart some ways towards the successful completion of MD studies.
 
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Date 2017-02-17
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — —
Format text/html application/epub+zip application/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/td.v13i1.340
 
Source The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa; Vol 13, No 1 (2017); 10 pages 2415-2005 1817-4434
 
Language eng
 
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https://td-sa.net/index.php/td/article/view/340/382 https://td-sa.net/index.php/td/article/view/340/381 https://td-sa.net/index.php/td/article/view/340/383 https://td-sa.net/index.php/td/article/view/340/378
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2017 Muchativugwa L. Hove, Paul N. Nkamta https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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