Supervising dissertation projects: Expectations of supervisors and students

This case study describes an action research project that explored the relationship between a supervisor and a dissertation student who was following an in-service Master's course for teachers. The focus of the article is on the initial expectations of both the supervisor and the student in relation to their one-to-one relationship. Both the supervisor and the student analysed the interview data in order to identify similarities and differences in expectations. The results of this process are discussed and some comparisons are made with the work of others who have also studied this important issue. The impact of the research findings on the supervisor is then discussed.