Jamie joins Maive and Tara to discuss the complexities of supervisory relationships, especially when supervisors are married. They explore controversies surrounding this issue from a student's perspective, emphasizing the importance of clear boundaries and effective communication in academic partnerships.
Maintaining boundaries between personal and professional lives is crucial in supervisory relationships, especially when the supervisors are married.
Having a married couple as supervisors can provide support and security to mature and female students, fostering trust and clear boundaries in academic settings.
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Boundaries Between Public and Private Life
The podcast delves into the importance of maintaining boundaries between public and private life, especially in academic and supervisory roles. The hosts emphasize the need for clarity in professional and personal relationships, citing post-Me Too movement considerations and the significance of research integrity. They discuss how setting boundaries can care for individuals while ensuring professionalism and ethics are upheld.
Benefits of a Married Couple Supervisory Relationship
The conversation highlights the benefits of having a married couple as supervisors, particularly for mature and female students. They suggest that a professional and personal relationship within a supervisory role can offer support and kindness while respecting boundaries. The hosts explore how older students appreciate the honesty and security of such relationships, allowing for clear parameters and understanding.
Empowering Students and Managing Power Dynamics
The discussion extends to the concept of empowering students and managing power dynamics within the PhD journey. By examining how a married couple as supervisors can influence power structures, they emphasize the importance of creating a trusting and caring environment for students. The hosts stress the need for supervisors to support students in becoming experts in their fields while allowing them the independence to develop authentically.
The relationship between the personal and the professional in supervisory relationships should be straight-forward. It rarely is. Maive and Tara - and with a late guest starring appearance from Jamie - probe the nature of supervisory relationships. Particularly when the supervisors are married. There are some controversies about married supervisors. We talk about it - from the student's perspective.
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