01850cam a2200265 4500 7428 20181127183621.0 970107s1997 enk b 001 0 eng 97000569 0335195164 (pb) 0335195172 (hb) 378.2/4 21 Delamont, Sara, 1947- Supervising the PhD : a guide to success / Sara Delamont, Paul Atkinson, and Odette Parry. Buckingham [England] ; Bristol, PA : Society for Research into Higher Education : Open University Press, 1997. x, 209 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-201) and index. Contents: A most persuasive piece of argument -- Caught and held by a cobweb: getting the student started -- The balance between tradition and progress: designing and planning a project -- Old manuscripts: the literature review -- Heavy and thankless task: overseeing the data collection -- Disagreeableness and danger: keeping up the student's motivation -- Contorted corkscrew: the getting and giving of judgement -- An emotional excitement: writing up the thesis -- A lack of genuine interest: choosing the right external and preparing the student for the examination -- The brave pretence at confidence: launching the student's career -- A rather unpromising consignment: selecting unsuccessful students and building a research culture -- Appendix: further reading -- References -- Index -- The society for research into higher education,. Doctor of philosophy degree Great Britain. Faculty advisors Great Britain. Universities and colleges Great Britain Graduate work. Atkinson, Paul, 1947- Parry, Odette, 1954- 6347 6347 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAIN RTCLIB RTCLIB MAIN 11384 1 1 378.2 DEL 30011503 2019-10-17 00:00:00 2019-08-22 2018-11-27 MAIN