This session seeks to foster reflective practice in the supervision and support of PGRs from working-class backgrounds. It will address the ways in which social class can shape the PGR experience and cover issues such as building confidence, imposter syndrome, negotiating academic norms, supervisory communications, and peer-to-peer networks and support. It is led by colleagues who themselves hail from working-class backgrounds. They will draw on their own experiences, as both PhD students and PhD Supervisors, in offering reflections on what has worked in terms of effective approaches and support.
Madeleine Callaghan (University of Sheffield)
Mick Hill, NINE DTP Deputy Director (University of Northumbria)
Chair: Abi Tazzyman, WRDTP (University of Sheffield)
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This session is part of the Northern PGR Network (NPGRN) Supervisor Development Programme, a collaboration between four ESRC-funding Doctoral Training Partnerships. It is open to all PGR Supervisors in the social sciences across the network. The programme offers bitesize (one hour), engaging sessions aimed at opening up dialogues and fostering and developing reflective practice. It also seeks to facilitate peer-to-peer exchange, learning and support and is led and informed by research evidence and Supervisor experiences.