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Hockey, John – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 1996
Utilizes an interpretive social psychology framework (examining the role played by language and the social contexts through which people account for their conduct) to explore the stated motives of PhD supervisors. Identifies three categories of motives--intellectual, functional, and subjective (self-esteem)--and discusses the use of language…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Study, Higher Education