This article examines three aspects of mentorship in collaborative supervision of HDR studies in Australian contexts. The first aspect of mentorship is what the doctoral student learns about ...supervision-positively or negatively-through the experience of being supervised (supervisor to student). The second aspect is understood as an experienced supervisor who oversees a novice supervisor as part of their rite of passage to becoming a principal supervisor, (expert to novice). Team modes of supervision, particularly collaborative modes open up new ways of performing mentorship within the supervisory context adding richness to the learning context for all participants. To address problems arising from the complexity of team supervision, a third aspect of mentorship might be considered productive (ex- officio mentor to team). The article concludes that mentorship about supervision in each aspect is enhanced through collaboration, though there are challenges for universities to make more systematic the mentor role of principal supervisors. The recommendations have implications for university policy and practices. Author abstract
Currently, team supervision in doctoral studies is widely practised across Australian universities. The interpretation of 'team' is broad and there is evidence of experimentation with supervisory ...models. This paper elaborates upon a taxonomy of team modes and power forms based on a recent qualitative study across universities in a number of states and territories in Australia. Team modes, described as de facto dyad, segmented and collaborative are defined, explained and presented in diagrammatic forms. Team modes are understood as being fluid, oscillating along a continuum according to particular contextual factors such as thesis stage and personal/professional circumstances of team members. Operating parallel to team modes are forms of power, defined as 'power to', 'power over' and 'power with'. The article concludes that to maximise collaborative knowledge making within team supervision it is necessary to background social status. As the performance of social status is diminished the focus of the team endeavour is the creative exchange of ideas, creating 'power with'. The intention of this article is to provide more information to supervisors and doctoral students on team structure so that the needs of all parties might be met more reliably and productively during the intense and sustained period of thesis production.
Team supervision of doctoral students adds new dimensions and complexities to relationships within the teams that impact functionality of the team. Trust emerged as a significant theme in recent ...qualitative research into the quality of team supervision of doctoral students. Trust was cited as a key component in successful team collaborations, and the missing component in dysfunctional teams. Definitions refer to trust as the belief of truthfulness, reliability or faith in another person's abilities. My hypothesis is that trust operates as a form of power in team supervision. It is a form of power that enables voice, resilience and creativity in teams. This article concludes that placing trust in others in supervisory teams is a deliberate decision by candidates and supervisors. It is a decision to engage in a team context despite known risks and may be understood as a gamble on the reliability of others in the expectation of reciprocity. By conceptualising trust as a form of power, strategies that engender and maintain trust may be utilised more intentionally.
This article raises two inter-related issues: firstly there is a correlation between the needs of doctoral students that are strongly related to age and career stage; and secondly, because these ...needs differ according to their demographic, the current discourse of developing work-readiness skills of doctoral students is misplaced for the growing cohort of mid and late career students. This article draws on data from a recent qualitative study into supervision in doctoral studies in social science disciplines in Australia. The data-set for this article comes from 10 close-to-completion doctoral students. This article argues that it is the mid-career candidates (35-44 years of age) who are least well-served by the focus on work-readiness skills and this discourse serves to reinforce a deficit model where prior knowledge and experience are undervalued. This impacts negatively on the self-efficacy of this cohort by undermining established professional identities and consequently diminishing agency.
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BFBNIB, DOBA, IZUM, KILJ, NUK, PILJ, PNG, SAZU, SIK, UILJ, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK
Attention to precarious employment in higher education settings been growing in the last two decades. Discussion of this form of employment in higher education has focused on impacts on the quality ...of teaching and student experience, particularly in undergraduate courses where the majority of casual staff are employed. However, little has been written about the impact of precarity on doctoral supervision. This article reports on a case study into supervision of doctoral studies in Australia. The study highlights the effects of precarious employment on doctoral supervision in a research-only department of a large Australian university. Working from grounded theory, in-depth interviews were conducted with participants from different levels of responsibility within the department (n = 4). Findings indicate that precarious employment presents challenges to the provision of quality supervision. The policy for team supervision mitigates the impact for students, but has career development impacts for short-term contract and postdoctoral researchers.
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BFBNIB, DOBA, IZUM, KILJ, NUK, PILJ, PNG, SAZU, SIK, UILJ, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK
Se habla mucho de la gestión turístico mas se ejerce poco. Se utiliza el modelo TALC (Butler 1980) como gran angular para explorar algunos de los temas problemáticos enfrentados por la mayoría de los ...destinos turísticos en la actualidad (pre‑COVID). Se centra en algunos aspectos básicos del modelo TALC como son la capacidad de carga y otras fuerzas endógenas o externas desencadenantes de cambios determinantes en los destinos turísticos. Se argumenta asimismo que exista cierta reticencia por parte de muchos stakeholders, sobre todo los elementos políticos a la hora de gestionar para la sostenibilidad, hecho que aboca a muchos destinos al sobreturismo y a la pérdida de calidad de vida. Hace falta visibilizar el papel político como cuarta pata de la sostenibilidad, ya que sin voluntad política, todo esfuerzo hacia la sostenibilidad termine fracasando. Hace falta asimismo redefinir la escala y la calidad del turismo ofrecido además de medir el éxito de un destino según parámetros muy distintos a los cuantitativos (números de turistas y cantidad bruta del gasto turístico) que se han utilizado en la época pre‑pandémica: es decir, gestionar hacia la sostenibilidad y la seguridad, claves del éxito en el futuro post‑COVID.
Since the early 21st century the number of doctoral students leaving their own country to study abroad has risen significantly adding to swelling numbers of domestic students. The process of doctoral ...studies has been acknowledged as identity transformation, a process of "becoming" for domestic students and international students. What remains unclear is the extent the identity of "doctor" penetrates to core culturally embedded identities formed within the international students' earlier lives. Is the identity of "doctor" like the graduation robe that is worn purposefully for ceremonies and later removed in daily life? Are there differences for male and female graduates in cultures such as Vietnam where there are clearly defined gender roles? The six case studies this article reports on contribute to recognizing the complexity of international students engaging with doctoral studies, and the specific nature of Vietnamese students cultural border crossing in Australian universities. In this article, we examine strategies the graduates used to empower themselves and shape their academic identities. We begin to see the importance of considering gender as well as culture in the experiences of international doctoral students.
Background
Ototoxicity is a significant complication of cisplatin treatment. Hearing loss can be symmetric or asymmetric, and may decline after therapy. This study examined the risks of asymmetric ...and late‐onset hearing loss (LOHL) in cisplatin‐treated pediatric patients with cancer.
Methods
A retrospective review of 993 patients’ medical and audiological charts from August 1990 to March 2015 was conducted using stringent criteria to characterize patients with asymmetric hearing loss (AHL) or LOHL. Audiologic data were reviewed for 248 patients that received cisplatin to assess cisplatin‐induced sensorineural hearing loss and its associated risk factors.
Results
Of the patients evaluable for AHL, 26% exhibited this finding. Of those evaluable for LOHL, 42% of the patients’ hearing worsened more than 6 months after therapy completion. Radiation and type of cancer diagnosis were major risk factors for both AHL and LOHL. Furthermore, LOHL was linked to age of diagnosis, noncranial radiation, and longer audiologic follow‐up. AHL was strongly associated with LOHL—60% of patients with AHL also had LOHL. Logistic regression analysis revealed that patients with AHL (OR 6.3, 95% CI: 2.2‐17.8, P = 0.0005) or those receiving radiation (OR 3.2, 95% CI: 1.2‐8.6, P = 0.02) were at greatest risk for LOHL.
Conclusion
Children receiving cisplatin therapy are at risk for developing AHL and LOHL. Those that have received radiation and/or with AHL are at increased risk for further hearing decline. Long‐term monitoring of these patients is important for early intervention as hearing diminishes.
In these competitive times for tourism marketing, “place branding” has become an essential element of a tourist destination’s success, an element of market differentiation with respect to rival ...tourist areas. Place branding captures the attention of potential tourists using experiential marketing; it creates destination loyalty using techniques such as
heritage interpretation
to create unique and memorable experiences for visitors. A memorable tourism experience may produce repeat visits and word-of-mouth or active social web promotion of the destination. Heritage interpretation communicates information to visitors and tourists about the sites and destinations they visit. An interpretive plan specifies exactly how heritage interpretation will be used to communicate with potential visitors using oral, written and digitally communicated language. A well-constructed plan is necessary in order to generate tourist income responsibly and sustainably for local communities. This article examines the value-added roles heritage interpretation and interpretive planning play in experiential marketing and in destination management as a whole. It looks at interpretation at the personal on-site level and as used on the internet. The goal of place branding is to allow communities to function as their own destination management organizations and to exert control over their most valuable economic resources, their intangible heritage: landscape, ecosystem, and traditional way of life. The general framework considered is responsible geotourism, designed to improve the quality of life for the host and the quality of experience for the tourist.
