Re-imagining Doctoral Supervision: Empowerment Practices Through Power Negotiation

About this episode

This episode features Dr. Qian Sarah Wang and Cheng Cui discussing empowerment practices in doctoral supervision through power negotiation.

Dr. Qian Sarah Wang is the Academy of Future Education's (AoFE) Research Director (Member of the Senior Management Team), Ph.D. supervisor, and former Program Director of the MA in Global Education at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU). As a teacher-researcher, her research focuses on technology-enhanced teaching innovation, leadership education, and teacher professional development in the international context. Her research projects emphasize emotion and metacognition in teaching and learning (e.g., self-directed learning, reflective practice, emotion regulation), action learning (including work-based and work-integrated learning), and organizational learning (with interest in informal and incidental learning). Cheng Cui is a second-year PhD candidate at the Academy of Future Education (AoFE), Xi’an Jiaotong–Liverpool University (XJTLU). She previously completed an MA in Global Education at AoFE. Her research focuses on doctoral students’ learning experiences and the key factors that shape the doctoral journey and professional development. Before joining AoFE, she gained several years of experience in the education sector, including roles as an international school…

People in this episode

Host: The Academy

Guests: Dr. Qian Sarah Wang, Cheng Cui

Topics covered

• doctoral supervision
• empowerment practices
• power negotiation
• educational leadership
• teacher professional development
• technology-enhanced teaching

Keywords

• doctoral students
• learning experiences
• emotion regulation
• reflective practice
• action learning
• organizational learning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Academy of Future Education, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, University of Liverpool

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