Challenges of Improving the Quality of Academic Supervision of Postgraduate Studies at the Faculty of Education, Damietta University

Aly Saleh Gohar,Marwa Maher Qouta

doi:10.5296/jei.v7i1.18292

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The present research paper aims to confront the challenges of improving the quality of academic supervision of postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Education, Damietta University, identifying the theoretical and conceptual framework for academic supervision of educational postgraduate studies. It also analyzes the reality and defines the challenges of academic supervision of educational postgraduate studies. The author adopted the descriptive and analytical method and applied the tool to a sample of (30) faculty members at the Faculty of Education, Damietta University. The study concluded that the heavy load of the supervisor, the tendency of the student to choose a supervisor in a certain position, and keenness of the student to carry out the study quickly without considering quality, and poor research skills among students are the most significant challenges of improving the quality of academic supervision. The study recommended abiding by the regulations of postgraduate studies that allow supervising several theses and dissertations to enable supervisors to follow up postgraduate students honestly and objectively. It also recommended the need to respect the desire of the student when choosing a supervisor.

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Educational research is an important field because it aims at the optimal form of educating the individual by developing the educational practices to ensure acquiring, producing, and employing knowledge
The present research paper aims to confront the challenges of improving the quality of academic supervision of postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Education, Damietta University, identifying the theoretical and conceptual framework for academic supervision of educational postgraduate studies
The domain aims to identify the agreement of the participants on the most significant challenges to the academic supervision of educational postgraduate studies

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Educational research is an important field because it aims at the optimal form of educating the individual by developing the educational practices to ensure acquiring, producing, and employing knowledge. It helps promote educational methods, make and define the educational policy, support relevant educational decisions, and access new educational knowledge that meets the requirements of continuous educational innovation. Postgraduate studies are one of the most significant university programs that mainly focus on exploring and developing different capacities of society. They help develop science to drive social development (Alloma, 2019). Postgraduate studies at the colleges of education have responsibilities and functions imposed by contemporary challenges in education

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