Supervision of Graduate Students

Problems in graduate education, especially with respect to completion and quality, have emerged in  many countries, including Canada. To address these problems and related issues and practices, a  comprehensive three-year research project has been conducted involving questionnaires and interviews  in Canada, Australia, Great Britain, and other countries. Based on 781 interviews with university  administrators, faculty, students, alumni, and employers of graduates from 47 master’s programs in the  U.S., Conrad, Haworth, and Millar concluded that active faculty involvement, unity of purpose, strong  program leadership, and a supportive learning environment were some of the attributes of high-quality  master’s programs.