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Travaglianti, F.; Babic, A.; Hansez, I. – Studies in Continuing Education, 2018
Current statistics show that the attrition rate among PhD candidates is high (i.e. from 30% to 40% depending on the discipline and the country). This high-attrition rate has an impact on both economic (e.g. negative impact on the return-on investment in doctoral education) and human levels (e.g. negative consequences on candidates' self-esteem and…
Descriptors: Correlation, Employment Level, Job Satisfaction, Doctoral Programs
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McAlpine, Lynn; McKinnon, Margot – Studies in Continuing Education, 2013
The supervision literature often conceptualizes the supervisor as the primary person in doctoral students' progress. Yet, there is growing evidence that the supervisor is but one of many resources that students draw on. Our study takes up this idea in answering the question: What is students' experience of their supervisory relationships over…
Descriptors: Supervision, Student Attitudes, Predictor Variables, Doctoral Programs