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: Received: 25 December 2018 / Approved: 25 December 2018 / Online: 25 December 2018 (12:04:24 CET)
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Costa, K. A Systematic Review of Challenges in Research Supervision at South African Universities. Preprints2018, 2018120305. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201812.0305.v1
Costa, K. A Systematic Review of Challenges in Research Supervision at South African Universities. Preprints 2018, 2018120305. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201812.0305.v1
Costa, K. A Systematic Review of Challenges in Research Supervision at South African Universities. Preprints2018, 2018120305. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201812.0305.v1
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Abstract
Postgraduate students in South Africa and other parts of the world, particularly in developing nations struggle to complete the research component of their studies. According to the National Development Plan ( 2013) it has become a requirement for South African institutions to play a pivotal role in knowledge production so as to transform South Africa from a resource-based economy towards a knowledge-based economy. In pursuit of meeting this requirement and further to increase subsidy from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), South African institutions of higher learning have been on the drive for recruiting postgraduate students en masse. One of the main problems facing South African institutions is that the number of students enrolled does not correspond to those who graduate at the end of the postgraduate programme study period. This study is a systematic review of literature on challenges in postgraduate supervision and further proposes a possible solution. Five South African institutions of higher learning’s postgraduate throughput data is carefully studied and substantiated by previous research on postgraduate supervision challenges on these particular institutions. Study findings present challenges related to research capacity development and burden of supervision at these institutions. Collaborative methods of supervision such as the C.O.S.T.A model are hereby proposed as possible solutions to the current throughput problem in South Africa.
Keywords
research, supervision, postgraduate, challenges
Subject
Social Sciences, Education
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received:
7 May 2019
Commenter:
Nisi Thusi
The commenter has declared there is no conflict of interests.
Comment:
Indeed its a great Study Dr King, seeing the real problems facing South African
institutions. I also appreciate the simplicity of C.O.S.T.A. Model.
Comment 8
Received:
27 March 2019
Commenter:
Diamond Motimele
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Comment:
The arti le cover key challenges and realities impacting postgraduate students. The proposed C.O.S.T.A model for supervision is simplified and relevant in this regard. A great article indeed.
Received:
7 May 2019
Commenter:
Nisi Thusi
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Comment:
The numbers of students
enrolled at any given year during the period under review do not correspond with
those who graduate. This statement makes you think: Where are they & what are they doing?
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Commenter: Pearl
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Commenter: nyasha tichivangani
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Commenter: Obed Letsholo
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institutions. I also appreciate the simplicity of C.O.S.T.A. Model.
Commenter: Diamond Motimele
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Commenter: Nisi Thusi
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enrolled at any given year during the period under review do not correspond with
those who graduate. This statement makes you think: Where are they & what are they doing?
Commenter: Rev Gordon Letebele
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