Research Article

Doctoral Dissertation Supervision: Identification and Evaluation of Models

Table 1

Questionnaire items’ mean and standard deviation scores.

MinimumMaximumMeanStd.
Deviation

Face-to-Face interactive model
(1) My submissions are made directly to my supervisor or to his/her office201.005.004.141.13
(2) I have direct and interpersonal interaction with my supervisor on my submissions201.005.004.30.88
(3) My supervisor and I have interpersonal discussions on feedback on my work201.005.004.04.84
(4) My supervisor gives me direct feedback on my work/write up201.005.004.11.85
(5) My supervisor gives me the opportunity to make my own contributions and justifications for my positions201.005.003.91.96
(6) Feedback from my supervisor includes oral/verbal face to face discussion201.005.003.351.22
Face-to-Face noninteractive model
(7) I submit my written work directly to my supervisor or to his/her office2281.005.002.141.24
(8) Feedbacks are mainly written comments2281.005.003.911.09915
(9) I am not given the opportunity to discuss or justify my position2281.005.002.311.25
(10) Feedback from my supervisor are mainly directives and instructions2281.005.003.111.20
(11) There is not much interpersonal interaction with my supervisor2281.005.002.531.38
ICT-based interactive model
(12) I forward my work to my supervisor through his/her email2281.005.001.70.84
(13) I discuss my work with my supervisor(s) through phone/skype/chat forum2281.002.001.47.50
ICT-based noninteractive model
(14) I send my written work to my supervisor his/her through email201.002.001.56.49
(15) Feedbacks are received through the email without further discussions201.002.001.51.50
Satisfaction with dissertation supervision201.002.001.56.49
(16) Availability of supervisor when needed201.005.002.581.29
(17) Supervisor’s effort to understand difficulties you are faced with201.005.002.321.17
(18) Supervisor’s provision of additional information relevant to your topic201.005.002.281.32
(19) Supervisor’s guidance on topic selection and refinement201.005.002.251.08
(20) Supervisor’s provision of feedback on your work201.005.002.18.94
(21) Supervisor’s guidance on methods/technical issues of your research201.005.002.351.00
Development of research-related skills
(22) I have learnt to develop my ideas and present them in a written form201.005.002.09.87
(23) My analytic skills have been sharpened201.004.001.98.81
(24) I have developed the ability to plan my own work201.005.001.97.90
(25) My skill in writing research articles have been enhanced201.004.001.95.91
(26) I have more confidence in tackling possible research problems in my field201.004.002.03.78