Supporting the Journey to Independent Scholarship: Supervising International Doctoral Students in Healthcare Disciplines

A presentation from the E-Learning in Health Conference 2011.

This presentation explores the meaning of doctoral supervision from the perspective of international doctoral nursing students:

• expectations of the doctorate and of supervision;
• the evolving supervision relationship;
• the contradictions of supervisory guidance in supporting autonomous scholarship.

It identifies good practice in supporting and supervising international doctoral students and presents insights/reflections based on two research studies. In the context of the doctorate to explore ways in which doctoral students engage with practice contexts and make suggestions for facilitating knowledge transfer.