CONSTRUCTION OF THE SYSTEM TO JUDGE SUPREVISOR-DOCTORAL STUDENT INTERACTION

Authors

  • Peter Gavora Tomas Bata University in Zlín

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7160/eriesj.2015.080202

Keywords:

Doctoral study, doctoral supervisor, supervisor´s interaction, self-rate system

Abstract

The knowledge of interaction between a supervisor and doctoral students brings important consequences for research purposes, for supervisor´s evaluation, and for a feedback to a supervisor. In this paper we introduce a descriptive instrument, Inventory of Supervisor Activities, which makes it possible to rate the supervisor´s activities. The instrument concentrates on supervisor´s activities during interaction with a student in three phases of the doctoral studies: before enrolment of the student, during the study and after completion of the study. The system covers 100 activities, which are hierarchically organized, and which make it possible to obtain a rather complex portrayal of the interaction of the supervisor with the doctoral student.

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2015-06-30

How to Cite

Gavora, P. (2015) ’CONSTRUCTION OF THE SYSTEM TO JUDGE SUPREVISOR-DOCTORAL STUDENT INTERACTION’, Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 44–47. https://doi.org/10.7160/eriesj.2015.080202

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