A phenomenological inquiry into students' research practice experiences in Iran's higher education
Special Focus on Supervisor-Student Relationships
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5115695 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Reza Ahmadi (0000-0002-2973-3465, Razi University), Hiwa Weisi (0000-0002-1678-2508, Razi University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1914-1927 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079.2023.2283779 |
| OpenAlex | W4388862074 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 46 |
The increasing demands on faculty members and students to conduct research might result in domination in supervisor-student relations across cultural contexts. This study aimed to explore how students’ research relationships with their supervisors are manifested within TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) postgraduate curriculum in Iran’s higher education. In so doing, 17 MA and PhD students, drawing upon phenomenological research, were recruited to participate in the study. The findings, analyzed through thematic analysis, suggest that university professors, by building low-quality, hierarchical relationships in terms of professional and interpersonal relations concerning research engagement, sustain their power relations which might be construed as accepted norms within Iran’s higher education setting. The study brings ethical behavior into focus to humanize research practice and improve supervision processes/outcomes
Curriculum · Focus group · Higher education · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Management · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Supervisor · Thematic analysis · Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
Research Methods in Education
Crafting Phenomenological Research
On Critical Pedagogy
Student voice
Theorizing student voice
Co-creation in learning and teaching
Doctoral students’ well-being
Interpretative phenomenological analysis.
Students’ perceptions of student voice in assessment within the context of Iran
“It’s where learning and teaching begins ‒ is this relationship” — insights on the teacher-student relationship at university from the teachers’ perspective
Prenatal Care Use Among Women of Low Income
Supervisory feedback across disciplines
Choose Your Method
Hearing the Voices of Students and Teachers
Legitimate peripheral participation and supervising Ph.D. students
Authorship
How research is conceived and practised in higher education? Assumptions of Masters/doctoral students and instructors
Publish or perish
Multilingual Scholars and the Imperative to Publish in English
Writing the Proposal for a Qualitative Research Methodology Project
The ethics of multiple authorship
Triangulation of Qualitative Methods
Student voice across contexts
Confessions of Academic Ghost Authors
Sensemaking in supervisor-doctoral student relationships
Master's thesis supervision
It's a PhD, not a Nobel Prize
Doctoral Students' Access to Research Cultures-are some more unequal than others
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |