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This draft paper was delivered by Max King at the 12th Quality in Postgraduate Research conference which was held in Adelaide in April 2016. Max is highly experienced in the area of doctoral education having led its development at Monash University over a long period and having recently had a PhD scholarship at that university named after him.
In the paper, Max provides some answers to a question he says he was frequently asked: 'what advice should give to supervisors involved in joint supervision?' He is currently developing the paper further and intends publishing it and has kindly said that he's happy for the draft paper to be included in this resource.
In the paper he discusses the following aspects of the issue:
- Why has joint supervision become more popular?
- Different styles of supervision
- Issues and problems that can occur
- Making joint supervision work: advice for supervisors
King, M. L. (2016). 'The art of joint supervision of graduate students: What advice should be give supervisors?', paper delivered at the 12th Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference, Adelaide: National Wine Centre, 20-22 April.