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ERIC Number: EJ1012784
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0307-5079
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Mentorship, Supervision and Learning Experience in PhD Education
Linden, Jitka; Ohlin, Mats; Brodin, Eva M.
Studies in Higher Education, v38 n5 p639-662 2013
The learning that ensued from the mentorship relationship on a mentorship program for doctoral students at a Swedish university was studied in three cases (two in social science and one in technology). The aim was: (a) to explore how doctoral students, their formal mentors and their supervisors describe their own learning, and how they perceive learning of the other individuals who are part of the developmental relationship; (b) to explore the doctoral students' learning outcomes. A total of nine semi-structured interviews were conducted. The results show variations in reciprocal learning among the participants, both within and across the cases. The students' perceived formal and/or personal aims at the outset of the mentorship program were partly achieved. However, doctoral students' task/role learning was generally emphasized, rather than personal learning. Finally, the students perceived a lack of role model learning. (Contains 8 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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