Supervisor-Student Conversations in the early Stages of Research

Abstract

This paper addresses a number of important issues related to establishing a research project by a postgrad student. The paper takes the form of a series of conversations between a student and a supervisor. They correspond to the kinds of conversations that a postgrad and supervisor might have in the early stages of the research process, until the researcher is beginning to gather data. The conversations are based upon the experiences of the writer but none are identifiable situations and the complexities of co-supervision have been largely excluded.