Obsessed with the Doctoral Theses Supervision and Support during the

After having supervised the 30th doctoral thesis at the University of Lapland, Finland, Professor Kaarina Määttä invited the doctoral graduates and their circle of acquaintances to talk about their experiences of the process of writing a doctoral thesis a

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Obsessed with the Doctoral Theses Supervision and Support during the Dissertation Process

Kaarina Määttä University of Lapland, Finland

A C.I.P. record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. Translated by Satu Uusiautti

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The Unspoken Personal Matter of the Doctoral Thesis Kaarina Määttä

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CHAPTER 1

How Do Doctoral Theses Spring Up? The Newly-Graduated Doctors’ Advice and Stories To Develop One’s Work Supporting Autistic Special Students at My Work Community Seija Kangas

1

Researcher-Teacher as the Supporter of Various Pupils Outi Kyrö-Ämmälä

7

My Doctoral Thesis was about Inclusion – Emotions and Technique Suvi Lakkala

13

Learning How to See Eeva-Liisa Peltokorpi

17

In the Grasp of Facilitated Communication Anna-Kaisa Sipilä

21

Ignited by One’s Special Environment or Background Pioneering on Research on Sámi Education – Deliberations about a Researcher’s Position Pigga Keskitalo

25

On a Researcher’s Way – The Dream Come True Irja-Kaisa Lakkala

33

In Wonderland – How to supervise a Fox? Outi Oinas

39

To Reveal a Different Kind of World Enchanted with Rhetoric and a Radio Journalist’s Virtuosity on Speech Seppo Alajoutsijärvi

47

Having Courage to See in My Shy Heart of Hearts Marika Savukoski

51

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Making the Effort for Attaining a Doctor’s Degree – “The Goal” In the Riptide of Insecurity and Empowerment Teija Koskela

55

Fundamentally, I am Always a Public Health Nurse Kerttu Oikarinen

59

Graduating as a Doctor with a Large Family’s Support Salme Sahi

63

From the Countdown to an Intermediate Stopping Point Tuija Turunen

69

Like a Bat out of Hell Tuula Uusitalo

77

CHAPTER 2

The Spouse’s Role: Supporting and Appreciating the Doctoral Student A Dissertation Process brings Work and Agony, Joy and Feast for a Spouse too Pertti Lakkala

85

Far and Wide Esko Oikarinen

89

Participating in Spouse’s and Daughter’s Doctoral Studies Arto Peltokorpi

93

Listen, Support, and Care Jarkko Savukoski

97

The Importance of Family Participation Jorma Turunen

103

CHAPTER 3

Special Issues on the Supervision of Doctoral Theses Shared Scientific Benefits for the Mentor and the Mentee: A Self-study of Doctoral Student Supervision in International and Collaborative Context Raimo Kaasila and Sonja Lutovac vi

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An Opponent as a Doctora