�It�s not a simple thing, co-publishing�: challenges of co-authorship between supervisors and students in South African higher educational contexts
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2013
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UNISA Press
Abstract
Knowledge production in South Africa remains framed by the legacies of apartheid.
Developing emerging authors and local knowledges through co-authorship between
supervisors and post graduate students is an important strategy aimed at challenging
these legacies. This paper draws on in-depth interviews with students and supervisors
to explore their experiences of co-authorship. Findings indicate that while insisting that
co-authoring has value, several students also note their discomfort with elements of the
process. While insisting students� work be disseminated, and expressing willingness to
engage in the mentoring that this requires, supervisors also articulate discomfort with
processes offering opportunities for personal career development. Given increasing
emphasis on co-authorship we suggest the power inequalities expressed through the
supervisor/student relationship be made more transparent. Knowledge production
through co-authorship is best served by collaborations between authors who are more
equally empowered and who are more critically aware of the challenges such collaborations
are likely to present.
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Co-authorship, Mentoring, Supervision, Knowledge production, Postgraduate research
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Clowes, L. & Shefer, T. (2013). �It�s not a simple thing, co-publishing�: challenges of co-authorship between supervisors and students in South African higher educational contexts. Africa Education Review, 10(1): 32-47