(Re)Considering postgraduate education and supervision in the knowledge society
Date
2016
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
SUN MeDIA
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The title of this publication, Postgraduate supervision: Future foci for the
knowledge society, locates higher education – and more specifically, postgraduate
education and supervision – explicitly within discourses on the knowledge society.
The aim of this volume is to employ this concept of the knowledge society and its
corollary, the knowledge economy, as a heuristic for (re)considering the forms and
purposes of postgraduate education and supervision in relation to contemporary
realities and future possibilities. Thus the edition will be of interest to a wide range
of postgraduate education stakeholders: national and institutional policy makers
will value the broad range of up-to-date comparative case studies, while those at
the coal-face – supervisors, support staff and students – will appreciate the many
and varied renditions of postgraduate experiences at various ‘local’ sites. Key
international and local authors combine in this edition to create a unique mix of
global and local voices – some already well known, plus newer commentators.
The chapters have been selected to provide a rich and nuanced balance of country
and personal perspectives and experiences that explore and theorise contemporary
concerns within the sector.
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CITATION: Fourie-Malherbe, M., Aitchison, C. & Bitzer, E. 2016. (Re) Considering Postgraduate Education and Supervision in the Knowledge Society, in M. Fourie-Malherbe, R. Albertyn, C. Aitchison & E. Bitzer. (eds.). Postgraduate Supervision: Future Foci for the Knowledge Society. Stellenbosch: SUN PRESS. 1-12. doi:10.18820/9781928357223/01.
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The original publication is available from AFRICAN SUNMeDIA - www.sun-e-shop.co.za
Keywords
Graduate students -- Supervision of, Doctoral students -- South Africa, Supervision in higher education, Knowledge economy, Knowledge society
Citation
Fourie-Malherbe, M., Aitchison, C. & Bitzer, E. 2016. (Re) Considering Postgraduate Education and Supervision in the Knowledge Society, in M. Fourie-Malherbe, R. Albertyn, C. Aitchison & E. Bitzer. (eds.). Postgraduate Supervision: Future Foci for the Knowledge Society. Stellenbosch: SUN PRESS. 1-12. doi:10.18820/9781928357223/01.