RT Article
T1 The research supervisor as friend
JF Practical theology
VO 11
IS 5
SP 401
OP 411
A1 McLeod Blythe, Stuart
LA English
PB Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1585160423
AB This is a theological reflection on the nature of research supervision in theological education. To begin, I present some results from a piece of empirical educational research into what constitutes effective research supervision. During the research, however, through reflexivity, I became concerned to understand the supervisory relationship from a theological as well as an educational perspective. This led to the search for a metaphor which would be educationally durable and theologically valid. The metaphor I highlight is that of ‘friend'. I argue that the research supervisor as friend offers a valuable, non-hierarchical, vocational approach, ethically rooted in the love of God and capable of negotiating the vagaries of supervision. I conclude by briefly indicating the significance of this understanding for my practice.
K1 Theological Education
K1 Friendship
K1 research supervision
DO 10.1080/1756073X.2018.1536353