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Revista Electrónica Educare
On-line version ISSN 1409-4258Print version ISSN 1409-4258
Abstract
ALCIA IZURA, Teresita et al. Thesis Preparation as the Last Step to Graduation: Difficulties and Thesis Supervision. Educare [online]. 2013, vol.17, n.2, pp.123-144. ISSN 1409-4258.
This paper is the result of a research project conducted in the Facultad de Educación Elemental y Especial of the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina, where we have eight cycles of licenciaturas, which require a dissertation as a final project to graduate. Although the purpose of this study is to know the stages in the preparation of a dissertation -from the point of view of individuals graduated and thesis supervisors-, we will pay special attention to the role of the thesis supervisor, the scheme of his/her responsibilities and the real limitations of his/her work. Many questions arise concerning the role of the institutions on this matter. As an example, this paper provides the results obtained from a research based on a quantitative methodological strategy, which shows the difficulties observed at the end of different study cycles. A descriptive design was used. The observation units of this study were the students from the participant institution. The secondary data provided by the same institution and the statistical techniques used facilitated the systematization of the information obtained for its analysis and subsequent classification of relevant results. The findings enable us to see some implications related to the role of thesis supervisors, the significance of preparing a dissertation, and the institutional temporary gaps on this matter. In conclusion, this paper is an invitation to review the institutional commitment in terms of the teachers working as thesis supervisors and the students going through the thesis preparation
Keywords : End; thesis; tutor; formation; case study.