PhD Students' Evaluations of Research Supervision: Issues, Complexities, and Challenges in a Nationwide Australian Experiment in Benchmarking Universities

Ph.D. and research students' evaluations of supervision were collected across Australian universities to provide an extensive assessment of the quality of research supervision and appropriateness of research facilities. Here we evaluate issues, complexities, challenges, and appropriateness for using such ratings to make benchmarking comparisons between different universities and programs.

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