The Importance of Supervision in Higher Education: Key Lessons Learnt from a Relational Approach

Susanne Garvis; Donna Pendergast

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The Importance of Supervision in Higher Education

Key Lessons Learnt from a Relational Approach

In: Whisperings from the Corridors

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Susanne Garvis

Susanne Garvis Griffith University Australia

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Donna Pendergast Griffith University Australia

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Pages:: 25–34

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Supervision in higher education is an important element for growth, being an essential process for research students. This chapter is a reflective self-study of my relationship with my supervisor (and friend) who has mentored me through my PhD and now in my early-career phase as an academic in a tenured position. Together we have researched, written and applied for grants. The importance of the “relational supervision” approach in which we have engaged is explored in this chapter.

Earlier this year I began to ponder why this relationship had been so successful. Not all relationships in academia that I experienced were like this. What was different? What were the characteristics of this relationship? I decided to engage in a self-study on my relationship, re-visiting the experiences and searching for meaning. In this chapter I identify key lessons that my supervisor has taught me. These lessons form the foundation of who I am as an academic. This relationship moves beyond “traditional models” of supervision to reveal the long-term effects of “relational supervision”. I also asked my supervisor to provide commentary on what I had written. Such lessons are important for those in supervision roles to help support students (and future academics) to their potential in the academic life.

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Whisperings from the Corridors

Stories of Teachers in Higher Education

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