ABSTRACT

The focus in the literature on doctoral supervision is on what supervisors should do in supervision and very little on their ‘ways of being’ that develop highly valued supervisory relationships. A conceptual model is presented on supportive ‘ways of being’ for supervisors that unpacks the tacit nature of dispositional qualities, or mindfulness traits, such as empathy, flexibility, openness and humility, personal support, respect and trust, that well-regarded supervisors embody in their highly valued supervisory relationships. A major challenge in candidature is the state of liminality, which is often a difficult experience for candidates, characterised by a lack of confidence and anxiety about how to proceed that potentially puts candidates at risk of not achieving success. Data sets show that an important factor in mitigation is that the supervisory relationship becomes a supportive interpersonal environment that is conducive to developing the candidate’s scholarly identity and to providing a healthy academic community. The article argues that through academic development, mindfulness traits are capable of being learned by supervisors, regardless of the disciplinary or institutional setting.

摘要

博士生督导文献中的重点是督导在督导中应该做什么，而很少关注他们发展高度重视的督导关系的“存在方式”。提出了一个关于支持性“存在方式”的概念模型，该模型揭示了受人尊敬的主管所体现的性格品质或正念特质的默认性质，例如同理心、灵活性、开放和谦逊、个人支持、尊重和信任在他们高度重视的监督关系中。候选人的一个主要挑战是阈限状态，这对候选人来说通常是一种艰难的经历，其特点是缺乏信心和对如何继续进行焦虑，这可能会使候选人面临无法取得成功的风险。数据集显示，缓解的一个重要因素是监督关系成为一种支持性的人际环境，有利于培养候选人的学术身份并提供一个健康的学术社区。文章认为，通过学术发展，正念特质能够被主管学习，无论学科或机构设置如何。