TY - BOOK AU - Zuber-Skerritt,Ortrun AU - Ryan,Yoni TI - Quality in postgraduate education SN - 0749414138 AV - LB2371 .Q35 1994 U1 - 378.155 PY - 1994/// CY - London PB - Kogan Page KW - Universities and colleges KW - Graduate work KW - Planning KW - Research KW - Education, Higher KW - Quality control N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Notes on Contributors --; List of Acronyms --; Foreword --; Introduction --; Ch. 1; Planning for Quality in Graduate Studies --; Ch. 2; From Thesis Writing to Research Application: Learning the Research Culture --; Ch. 3; Staff Development in Relation to Research --; Ch. 4; A Model for the Management of Research Degree Supervision in a Post-1987 University --; Ch. 5; Gender and Postgraduate Supervision --; Ch. 6; Quality in Supervising Overseas Students? --; Ch. 7; Improving the Quality of Postgraduate Supervision through Residential Staff Development Programmes --; Ch. 8; The 'Big Picture' about Managing Writing --; Ch. 9; Supervising the Writing of a Thesis --; Ch. 10; The Postgraduate's Journey - An Interplay of Roles --; Ch. 11; Avoiding Communication Breakdown --; Ch. 12; Supervising Literature Reviews --; Ch. 13; Contracts and Checklists: Practical Propositions for Postgraduate Supervision --; Ch. 14; 'Guidelines for Discussion': A Tool for Managing Postgraduate Supervision, with an Afterword by John Jones N2 - "This text is designed to respond to the uppermost area of concern in postgraduate education today - that of achieving quality. The book discusses issues of quality and research culture, including criteria for evaluating theses and research applications, and women and overseas students."--Publisher description ER -