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I may sound odd but depending on how far you are in the PHD process there comes a time you may not LIKE to know or incorporate the latest development in your field as they make doubt your contribution. As a matter of fact there is always something new or someone working on what we are doing.
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Hi sorry to read that you are in such a position. I was in a similar situation not so long ago (cheek my recent postings) but by ignoring the non responsive supervisor and pushing hard with the cooperative supervisor I finally got his attention. My situation may not be exactly like yours but because I trusted the cooperative supervisor who happened to be the most experience (Though a co-supervisor). I would want to think that he spoke to the other guy. While awaiting the other's feedback, the cooperative guy had read and given two feed backs and follow ups. At last the other guy has decided to give his own input( that would be tomorrow if he actually gets to making useful contributions).
the waiting would be over soon
All the best
Dear forumers,
the last time I wrote about my supervisors it was when they requested that I go back to the field to collect more data. The timing was so bad not only because I had analysed the data collected with their approval but also because my hopes of graduating last year were shattered. The suggestion that I should collect more data came from the secondary supervisor which I agreed was an effort made to strengthen the thesis. During this process, the primary supervisor after enormous delays did not come up with any thing new than to agree with the other supervisors.
After collecting and integrating the new data, it is 6 weeks since I forwarded the revised copy of the thesis to both supervisors. The secondary supervisor gave me feedback just after four days. In his feed back he commended my efforts and suggested a stastiscian would tie up some loose ends he noticed but said that would be after the other supervisor's feedback. In the same feedback which he copied the other supervisor he suggested that they should appoint examiners for the thesis. A week after the secondary supervisor's feedback I contacted the other supervisor only for he to say he would get back to me. Its now three weeks and he has said nothing.
I wrote to the secondary supervisor yesterday about my confusion and he asked me to come and see him with an updated copy. Right now I do not know what is going on nor what to expect.
any suggests
Hi all,
while awaiting feedback from the core supervisor, I asked my the co-supervisor the following:
who should make up the focus group?
and the aim of the focus group?
He said the focus group should be made of relevant role players-probably people in the original sample.
The question I was shy to ask him is: How do I integrate the findings from the focus group into the results of the question? What do I do if the findings differ.
Thanks in advance
Regards
Mamara
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