Articulating Research Students’ Relational and Social Expectations

di Elizabeth Paradiso Urassa (Autore)

Information is Power, 2022

Student attrition is a persisting challenge that scholars have identified for years. The problem affects higher education institutions worldwide, regardless of structure (full-time, part-time), levels (doctoral, master, and bachelor degrees), and resource availabilities. Although many issues contribute to the problem, the student's social and relational factors are the leading causes. In most cases, students find more comfortable sharing their academic expectations with their supervisors over social relational factors. The book can support those with challenges communicating social-relational expectations. The author believes that the supervisors and students who review and grasp the message in this book and work toward communicating the anticipations while strategizing to suit their context will succeed far better than others. So, by reading this book, you demonstrate your concern about social relational factors that are fundamental in preventing student attrition. Nevertheless, they should create shared social relational expectations that are realistic based on the nature of the contextual culture and resource availability, without forgetting the nature of students' projects. Other determinants to consider when communicating expectations are partners' language capability, readiness to learn from each other, and willingness to cooperate. Therefore, the first chapter of this book reminds readers of higher education learning structure and practice and how student attrition has affected the purpose of higher education. In addition, statistical information about student attrition from different countries is provided to indicate the seriousness of the problem. In the second chapter, I explain student learning goals and the support they need from their supervisors. Moreover, chapters three and four discuss supervisors' social behavior and repercussions in supervision, expecting them to adjust and communicate accordingly. Finally, in chapter five, I discuss the kind of communication research students appreciates from their supervisors. Indeed, supervision is communication between students and supervisors for learning purposes and is the most vital duty in research learning. Without constructive and understandable communication, students and supervisors cannot collaborate. Failure to understand each other as persons and partners while practicing acceptable and applicable social relational behavior may hinder their cooperation. Student attrition is a problem caused mainly by the failure of supervision partners to communicate their expectations, strategize, and fulfill them. If practiced, the book's discussion, descriptions, and recommendations So, by reading this book, you demonstrate your concern about student attrition, and you can spread information to help someone out there who is about to give up.

• Autore: Elizabeth Paradiso Urassa
• Anno edizione: 2022
• Editore: Information is Power
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9788299867238

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