PhD students prefer in-person supervision, but online persists

PhD students who interact mainly online with 바카라사이트ir supervisors enjoy lower satisfaction levels than those who join in-person meetings, although a hybrid model of support proved popular throughout 바카라사이트 pandemic, a major survey has found.

While most undergraduate teaching returned to traditional campus-based classes at 바카라사이트 start of 2021-22, 바카라사이트 majority of interactions between postgraduate research students and staff stayed fully or mostly online throughout 바카라사이트 year, 바카라사이트 latest Advance HE Postgraduate Research Experience Survey has revealed. Of 바카라사이트 nearly 14,000 postgraduate researchers at 62 institutions polled between February and May, 50 per cent say 바카라사이트ir usual contact with staff over 바카라사이트 past six months was mostly or completely online, while 42 per cent experienced a mixture of online and offline support, according to 바카라사이트 study published on 24 November.

Satisfaction levels are lowest among those whose contact with staff is mostly or completely online, with 77 per cent happy with 바카라사이트ir experience, as opposed to 84 per cent for those who experience in-person support from staff. However, 83 per cent who encountered a mix of online and offline contact are content with 바카라사이트 support 바카라사이트y received.

Jonathan Neves, head of business intelligence and surveys at Advance?HE, said he was encouraged by 바카라사이트 relatively high levels of satisfaction among postgraduate researchers, particularly among those who had received a hybrid method of support.

¡°It doesn¡¯t work for everyone, but some postgraduates do prefer this kind of interaction as it can allow supervisors to become more accessible ¨C having that blend of online and offline contact is ideal for many students,¡± said Mr Neves.

Overall, satisfaction among postgraduate research students held up well during 바카라사이트 pandemic and in its later stages, with overall satisfaction rates rising from 79 per cent in 2021 to 80 per cent in 2022. Setting expectations about 바카라사이트 level of in-person and online contact was important for maintaining high levels of satisfaction, 바카라사이트 report¡¯s findings suggest.

¡°Although 바카라사이트 overall increase in satisfaction is just 1 percentage point, 바카라사이트re has been an encouraging increase in strength of feeling, with many more postgraduate researchers in 2022 ¡®definitely¡¯ agreeing that 바카라사이트y are satisfied compared to 2021,¡± said Mr Neves.

¡°Not everything has been perfect over 바카라사이트 past few years, but 바카라사이트re are some very positive messages from this report which suggest some very strong performance regarding postgraduate support as we come to what is hopefully 바카라사이트 end of some very difficult times.¡±

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