IMPORTANCE OF SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIPS WITH POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS AND STUDENT AUTONOMY

Аннотация

The paper is reflection on development of supervisor-supervisee relationships while supervising postgraduate students. Role of autonomy is even greater at postgraduate level and must not be assumed but rather developed during the studies, so that an independent and critical thinker are produced by the end of the postgraduate course. The paper also presents some examples of feedback from students and analyses the role of supervisor in the research undertaken by students during the course. KEYWORDS Autonomy, supervisor, supervisee, feedback, sympathy, independence, self-regulation.