ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book intersects theory, practice, experience and literature in supporting research writing. Multiple perspectives and areas of expertise highlight different aspects of this multi-faceted practice. It discusses the case that academics need heightened awareness of the complexity of research writing. Having launched with a litany of supervisor and student complaints, together with a review of literature the book highlights the problematic nature of doctoral writing feedback and a dearth of guidance on how to do it well. The book explores the compilation of voices from the field with our most important point: the potential for supervision of doctoral writing to be one of the richest academic experiences of all. It seeks to help supervisors fan students' intellectual sparks, offering practical strategies to enrich all aspects of the doctoral writing feedback relationship.
