Bibliography of resources for supervising students
Supervising student research assistants involves assuming the role of manager and employer within that relationship. Depending on the goals of your project, your role may additionally be that of a mentor: someone who develops duties and roles for the student that assist your research, but also allow the student to develop transferrable independent research skills. The resources below offer approaches for defining and building the supervisor/RA relationship, and for developing mentorship strategies for student RAs.
Wuetherick, Brad, and Tereigh Ewert-Bauer. “Perceptions of Neutrality through a Post-Colonial Lens: Institutional Positioning in Canadian Academic Development.” International Journal for Academic Development 17, no. 3 (217–29).
Wuetherick, Brad, Stan Yu, and Jim Greer. “Exploring the SoTL Landscape at the University of Saskatchewan.” New Directions for Teaching and Learning 2016, no. 146 ( 63–70).
Developed at the University of Adelaide, this framework was originally designed for instructors incorporating research skills into their courses. Since then, researchers have adapted it to serve as a basis for discussing outcomes and expectations with student research assistants.