The thing is, there's effectively no incentive for the structure to change- certainly, the people in charge(i.e. professors) have tons of economic incentives to keep the current dysfunctional system.
Professors appear to have a steady stream of highly skilled workers willing to put in long hours at subsistence wage, and should any of them dislike it...well, there are plenty more applicants willing to fill the slot. It's not even like there's an expectation of having to be Supermentor, it's more like an expectation of having indentured servants. Why would a professor want to encourage the treatment of grad students as young professionals? It'd just make them uppity and less willing to put up with the crap.
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Date: 2010-04-19 09:00 pm (UTC)Professors appear to have a steady stream of highly skilled workers willing to put in long hours at subsistence wage, and should any of them dislike it...well, there are plenty more applicants willing to fill the slot. It's not even like there's an expectation of having to be Supermentor, it's more like an expectation of having indentured servants. Why would a professor want to encourage the treatment of grad students as young professionals? It'd just make them uppity and less willing to put up with the crap.