Pygmalion in Doctoral Supervision

The book looks at supervisor-supervisee relationships and supervision practices as quality determinants and of positive outcomes in PhD education. Supervision is a complex craft and the nature of the relationship has the potential to make or break one’s PhD success. Besides the possession of knowledge base in research and subject area academic supervisors are expected other intrinsic and humane qualities to perform their duties fully and effectively. A magic quality is said to emerge when the two parties involved develop a clear understanding of their respective roles. While capitalizing on the strength of positive supervisor-supervisee relationships it looks at Doctoral Supervision as ‘Critical Pedagogy’ a platform for “Intellectual Osmosis’ and of quality interactions.