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Direct linkSkopek, J.; Triventi, M.; Blossfeld, H.-P. – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
Our paper adds to a growing literature of doctoral training by studying factors that drive time-to-completion based on a new and unique data set from an international European graduate school. While previous research focused on individual factors, we inspect the role of institutional factors and the organization of PhD programs for PhD completion.…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Doctoral Programs, Graduation Rate, Educational Change
Denovan, Andrew; Dagnall, Neil; Macaskill, Ann; Papageorgiou, Kostas – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
Student engagement is a key prognosticator of success, retention and perseverance in higher education. This study used structural equation modelling to evaluate a gain cycle of future time perspective (FTP), positive emotion and student engagement, derived from the broaden-and-build theory (BBT). A further objective was to examine changes within…
Descriptors: Time Perspective, Positive Attitudes, Learner Engagement, Undergraduate Students
Hailikari, Telle; Sund, Reijo; Haarala-Muhonen, Anne; Lindblom-Ylänne, Sari – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
Despite vast research on transitioning to higher education and student diversity, little longitudinal evidence exists of how individual differences of first-year students predict their graduation times. The present study explored the relation between first-year students' study profiles and graduation times in two different disciplines, by…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Intellectual Disciplines, Legal Education (Professions), Humanities
van der Haert, Margaux; Arias Ortiz, Elena; Emplit, Philippe; Halloin, Véronique; Dehon, Catherine – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
In this article, the determinants of "time to dropout" from doctoral studies and "time to PhD completion" are studied using a discrete-time competing risks survival analysis for a sample of 3092 doctoral candidates from the Université libre de Bruxelles. Not surprisingly, results show that students supported with research…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Graduate Students, Time to Degree, Financial Support
Bachan, Ray – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
The funding of students in UK higher education (HE) has undergone radical reform over the past two decades. Using a unique dataset, this paper investigates student expectations of debt. We find that a student's gender, ethnicity, and year of study play an important role in determining their expected debt. Students in receipt of financial support…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Expectation, Debt (Financial)
Neumann, Ruth; Rodwell, John – Studies in Higher Education, 2009
Internationally, the attention being paid by governments to research education is growing in line with the increasing numbers of students undertaking research degrees. With this emphasis on research students it is, however, becoming clear that there is a specific category of research student that has been overlooked to the point that they are…
Descriptors: Graduates, Student Experience, Case Studies, Part Time Students
