Doctoral supervision: sharpening the focus of the practice lens

The literature on doctoral supervision is heavily informed by a focus on the individual and dyad, together with a self-help ethic of supervisory improvement. On the margins is a disparate literature taking a ‘practice’ perspective on doctoral supervision. But this literature is disconnected and lacking in some important features. This article’s intention is to sharpen the focus and so to enhance the utility of a social practice theory lens. It...