Summary of recommendations of project |
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Recommendation 1: That universities provide additional ways of facilitating rich and sustained conversations about research education and ensure systems and processes are in place to support such conversations.
Recommendation 2: That universities further support and develop leadership in research education at central and local/faculty levels.
Recommendation 3: That ALTC commission a project on leadership in research education.
Recommendation 4: That universities ensure systems, guidelines and regulations be reviewed to ensure they keep pace with the changing nature of research education.
Recommendation 5: That universities further address the challenges faced by supervisors as a result of increased growth and diversity in research education.
Recommendation 6: That the higher education sector and individual universities further acknowledge and provide resources to address academic literacy in research education.
Recommendation 7: That universities address pressures on supervisors by identify and responding to supervisors’ major concerns in supervision.
Recommendation 8: That universities acknowledge pressure of supervision when negotiating supervisors’ workloads.
Recommendation 9: That universities review existing professional development programs to ensure they address the different needs of new and experienced supervisors.
Recommendation 10: That universities review existing and future resources for supervisor development.