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Dissertation Research Supervisor Agency for U.S. Online Doctoral Research Supervision

Dissertation Research Supervisor Agency for U.S. Online Doctoral Research Supervision

Robin Throne, Brian T. Oddi
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781522584766|ISBN10: 1522584765|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522585039|EISBN13: 9781522584773
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8476-6.ch010
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Throne, Robin, and Brian T. Oddi. "Dissertation Research Supervisor Agency for U.S. Online Doctoral Research Supervision." Handbook of Research on Faculty Development for Digital Teaching and Learning, edited by Alev Elçi, et al., IGI Global, 2019, pp. 181-197. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8476-6.ch010

APA

Throne, R. & Oddi, B. T. (2019). Dissertation Research Supervisor Agency for U.S. Online Doctoral Research Supervision. In A. Elçi, L. Beith, & A. Elçi (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Faculty Development for Digital Teaching and Learning (pp. 181-197). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8476-6.ch010

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Throne, Robin, and Brian T. Oddi. "Dissertation Research Supervisor Agency for U.S. Online Doctoral Research Supervision." In Handbook of Research on Faculty Development for Digital Teaching and Learning, edited by Alev Elçi, Linda L. Beith, and Atilla Elçi, 181-197. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8476-6.ch010

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Abstract

This chapter critically explores the construct of agency from a dissertation research supervisor perspective. While the literature has expanded in the exploration of student agency, little focus has been given to the construct from a research supervisor agency stance. Current research into doctoral completion has shown the relationship between supervisor and dissertation writer as critical to persistence and completion. However, less investigation has focused on the aspects of dissertation supervisor agency and the evolution to a high mentoring approach, especially for online doctoral students. The conceptual inquiry utilizes the lens of Lave and Wenger's situated learning theory to view how research supervisor agency can foster and guide doctoral scholars to consider researcher positionality and move from the margins of the doctoral learning community to the center of scholarly life and post-doctoral practice-based research and evidence-based decision making.

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