O'Neil, Susanna MariaSchurink, W.Stanz, Karel J.2016-11-212016-10O'Neil, SM, Schurink, W & Stanz, K 2016, 'The benefits of using small supervisor-initiated groups to supervise master's research', South African Journal of Higher Education, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 210-230.1753-591310.4102/hts.v72i1.3341http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58211This article is based on an autoethnographic study I carried out between 2004 and 2015 to explore the benefits of group supervision. I obtained my data from self-observations and self-reflections, documents and artefacts of my supervision practice, observations, and field notes on both the context and the students. I also collected external data from my (mostly master’s) students through interactive interviews, informal conversations, e-mail exchanges and recordings of group supervision sessions. Most group supervision practices rely on highly structured faculty-wide implementation systems. My finding was that both student and supervisor benefitted significantly from group supervision even though the implementation was on a supervisor level. The benefits observed were enhanced when the group consisted of a small number of diverse students.enUnisa PressAutoethnographyCoursework master’sGroup supervisionMini-dissertationMulti-voiced supervisionPostgraduate research supervisionQualitative inquiryArticle