Leveraging Technology in Doctoral Supervision: A Complementary Approach in Kenya’s Institutions of Higher Learning

Henry Kiptum Yatich

doi:10.21467/ajss.9.1.43-52

Authors

Henry Kiptum Yatich School of Business and Economics, Mount Kenya University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7887-1549

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21467/ajss.9.1.43-52

Abstract

This paper examines previous empirical studies on adoption of emerging technologies in supervising doctoral students. The conceptual framework highlights the relationship between technology use and enhancing quality of supervision process, borrowing greatly from the theory of change methodology. It highlights the challenges and benefits analysis on the use of technology. The aim of this paper is to examine the efficacies of integration of the technology into the supervision process. As a result, it will provide students, supervisors, colleges of graduate boards, training institutions of higher learning, and regulatory bodies with a framework of incorporating the use of technology, based on needs assessment of respective doctoral supervision process.

Keywords:

Innovative Technologies, Doctoral Supervision, Quality Supervision, Pedagogy

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