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Jaeger, Audrey J.; Mitchall, Allison; O'Meara, KerryAnn; Grantham, Ashley; Zhang, Jingjing; Eliason, Jennifer; Cowdery, Kelly – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2017
This study examined and enriched our understanding of the career choice process for doctoral students of color in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. In addition, it explored the challenges facing all doctoral students in STEM in understanding and making meaning of diversity as it relates to individual perspectives and…
Descriptors: Career Development, Race, Ethnicity, Career Choice
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Winchester-Seeto, Theresa; Homewood, Judi; Thogersen, Jane; Jacenyik-Trawoger, Christa; Manathunga, Catherine; Reid, Anna; Holbrook, Allyson – Higher Education Research and Development, 2014
This article presents an analysis of rich data, gathered from interviews with 46 candidates and 38 supervisors from three Australian universities, about experiences of doctoral supervision in cross-cultural situations. Our analysis shows that many of the issues reported by international candidates are the same as those encountered by domestic…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Supervision, Interviews, Supervisors
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Fletcher, Edward C., Jr.; Gies, Maria; Hodge, Samuel R. – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2011
The purpose of this study was to describe the meaning doctoral candidates ascribed to their persistence in doctoral programs despite challenges they experienced impeding a timely completion of their dissertations. Participants were six doctoral candidates (four women, two men) who had not yet completed a dissertation research proposal. This…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Academic Persistence, Barriers