Advising Doctoral Candidates in Cross-Cultural Settings

• In Event: Roundtable Session 42
  In Roundtable Session: Graduate Student Development and Engagement

Abstract

This paper examines the crucial role of doctoral advising with particular reference to cross-cultural situations. The paper comes from a larger study which examined the expectations and experiences of postgraduate students in a cross-cultural setting. I argue that while it is essential in all research candidate-advsier relationships to clarify expectations early in candidature, in a cross-cultural relationship, it is even more critical. In examining the roles of expectation and their clarification, using research related to Indonesian postgraduate candidates undertaking their postgraduate studies in Australia, I address issues such as: What role does power distance play, and the related expectations, in the doctoral advising relationship?

Author

• Margaret Mary Kiley, The Australian National University