dirección (de Tesis Doctorales)

English translation: supervision

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Spanish term or phrase:dirección
English translation:supervision
Entered by: Marcelo González

08:59 Dec 6, 2021
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: dirección (de Tesis Doctorales)
SPAIN/EUROPE. This appears in a funding application. I have a sneaking suspicion that there is a more appropriate term than "management/direction" in the context of doctoral theses. Perhaps guidance or mentoring?

"El grupo de investigación posee experiencia en la dirección de Tesis Doctorales sobre producción animal, calidad de leche, ... y seguridad alimentaria."
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 05:58
supervision
Explanation:
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For doctoral theses at Australian universities, for example, there is typically a supervisor and sometimes a co-supervisor.

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Yes, Neil, supervision also works in the US and UK, though, in the former, the term dissertation is normally used at the doctoral level.

On a personal note, I got my PhD from Australia, and had both a supervisor and co-supervisor for my research (in Translation Studies). :-)

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a few examples (from sites ending in ac.uk)

Labour of love: emotions and identities in **doctoral supervision**
http://sro.sussex.ac.uk › Research › Our research
Dec 13, 2012 — Doctoral thesis , University of Sussex. ... two key questions: What is the nature of the emotional labour involved in doctoral supervision?
http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/42949/

The supervisor's toolkit: A framework for **doctoral supervision** ...https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk › AMEE_Guide_Th...PDF
by SC van Schalkwyk · 2016 · Cited by 15 — The successful defence of the doctoral thesis represents the start of a new journey for both the student and the supervisor. Often the relationship that has ...

Exploring Cultures of Doctoral Supervision: Narrative ...https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk › FULL_TEXTPDF
by RB SAHAR · 2018 · Cited by 1 — 2.1.3 DOCTORAL SUPERVISION AS AN INTERCULTURAL PRACTICE ... The outcomes of the research will be published as part of the doctoral thesis, book/chapter.
294 pages
https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/files/84023743/...

El grupo de investigación posee experiencia en la dirección de Tesis Doctorales sobre producción animal, calidad de leche, ... y seguridad alimentaria. = The research group has experience supervising doctoral theses in (the areas of) animal production, milk quality, ... and food safety.

or "... experience in doctoral theses supervision ..."

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Neil: At least right now, I don't see any other viable options in this context. As for 'guidance,' this is what might be provided informally, but supervision is normally limited to those who've agreed to act in this capacity, as a main supervisor and co-supervisor. And then, once it's been submitted, depending on the program(me) or the university, there may be external readers.

I hope this helps. Cheers from Vietnam :-)

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When I wrote (above) 'At least right now...,' I had a feeling I might be forgetting something. In his agree below, Paul's (very thoughtful) comment reminded me that at American universities, 'advising' is normally the term that's used --- a setting where candidates usually have a dissertation advisor at the doctoral level (and a thesis advisor at the master's level).

This comment however is primarily for the glossary, as the context here would appear to be Spain/Europe.

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Glad to have contributed, Neil. Cheers
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Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 17:58
Grading comment
In the end I'm using this as well as guidance/mentoring/advising, so thanks go to everyone who posted a comment.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4supervision
Marcelo González
4thesis adviser
Barbara Cochran, MFA


Discussion entries: 5





  

Answers


5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
thesis adviser


Explanation:
That was what mine was called at Ashland University, as I fulfilled the requirements for my Master's degree.

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https://www.pacificu.edu/ms-vision-science/academic-procedur...

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Actually, "advisOr"is probably preferable in this case.

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Sure thing. Better than just repeating yourself in the same text.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 23:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 82
Notes to answerer
Asker: According to the Word spellchecker, "adviser" is UK and "advisor" USA, although I'm not sure about that. This will come in handy as a synonym anyway, so thanks for posting.

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
supervision


Explanation:
+

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Note added at 4 mins (2021-12-06 09:04:12 GMT)
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For doctoral theses at Australian universities, for example, there is typically a supervisor and sometimes a co-supervisor.

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Note added at 15 mins (2021-12-06 09:15:25 GMT)
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Yes, Neil, supervision also works in the US and UK, though, in the former, the term dissertation is normally used at the doctoral level.

On a personal note, I got my PhD from Australia, and had both a supervisor and co-supervisor for my research (in Translation Studies). :-)

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Note added at 39 mins (2021-12-06 09:39:07 GMT)
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a few examples (from sites ending in ac.uk)

Labour of love: emotions and identities in **doctoral supervision**
http://sro.sussex.ac.uk › Research › Our research
Dec 13, 2012 — Doctoral thesis , University of Sussex. ... two key questions: What is the nature of the emotional labour involved in doctoral supervision?
http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/42949/

The supervisor's toolkit: A framework for **doctoral supervision** ...https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk › AMEE_Guide_Th...PDF
by SC van Schalkwyk · 2016 · Cited by 15 — The successful defence of the doctoral thesis represents the start of a new journey for both the student and the supervisor. Often the relationship that has ...

Exploring Cultures of Doctoral Supervision: Narrative ...https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk › FULL_TEXTPDF
by RB SAHAR · 2018 · Cited by 1 — 2.1.3 DOCTORAL SUPERVISION AS AN INTERCULTURAL PRACTICE ... The outcomes of the research will be published as part of the doctoral thesis, book/chapter.
294 pages
https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/files/84023743/...

El grupo de investigación posee experiencia en la dirección de Tesis Doctorales sobre producción animal, calidad de leche, ... y seguridad alimentaria. = The research group has experience supervising doctoral theses in (the areas of) animal production, milk quality, ... and food safety.

or "... experience in doctoral theses supervision ..."

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Note added at 51 mins (2021-12-06 09:51:54 GMT)
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Neil: At least right now, I don't see any other viable options in this context. As for 'guidance,' this is what might be provided informally, but supervision is normally limited to those who've agreed to act in this capacity, as a main supervisor and co-supervisor. And then, once it's been submitted, depending on the program(me) or the university, there may be external readers.

I hope this helps. Cheers from Vietnam :-)

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Note added at 6 hrs (2021-12-06 15:39:55 GMT)
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When I wrote (above) 'At least right now...,' I had a feeling I might be forgetting something. In his agree below, Paul's (very thoughtful) comment reminded me that at American universities, 'advising' is normally the term that's used --- a setting where candidates usually have a dissertation advisor at the doctoral level (and a thesis advisor at the master's level).

This comment however is primarily for the glossary, as the context here would appear to be Spain/Europe.

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Note added at 1 day 3 hrs (2021-12-07 12:40:43 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have contributed, Neil. Cheers

Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 17:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 542
Grading comment
In the end I'm using this as well as guidance/mentoring/advising, so thanks go to everyone who posted a comment.
Notes to answerer
Asker: That's interesting and handy to know. Thanks!

Asker: I'm using this at least once in the document.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
3 hrs
  -> Many thanks, Phil

agree  Carol Gullidge
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Carol :-)

agree  Mara D'Adamo
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Mara!

agree  Paul Mielke: Since this is Spain/Europe, I think "supervision" is the best option. If it were US English, I would say "doctoral advisement."
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Paul! Now that you've mentioned the US, I'd probably go with 'advising' if that were target variety. It just wasn't coming to me earlier, at least not as quickly. Years away from my home country perhaps ;)) Thanks again!
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