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Direct linkRoger Anthony White – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to describe the experiences of history doctoral candidates at Liefrig University with technology and information overload. The theory guiding this study was Sweller's cognitive load theory, as it explains the characteristics of the information received using technology and the effect of…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Doctoral Students, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level
Peer reviewedKellen Copeland; Shaozeng Zhang; Bastian Thomsen; David Fennell; David G. Lewis; Sam Fennell; Amy Schneider; Marley Taylor; Dane Nickerson; Asier Hernandez-Saez; Bryan Breidenach; Kelly Faulkner; Judy Chen; Marshall Floyd; Liann Goldmann; Shelby Copeland; Max Duggan; Reilly Scheffing; Megan Mooney; Price Willoch; Matea Mihaljevic; Sommer Dalla-Bona; Michael Harte – Environmental Education Research, 2023
Wildlife-human relations in the United States are predominantly influenced by Euro-American sociocultural dynamics and (neo)colonial legacies. Humans dominate nonhuman animals through violence, suffering, and death. Wildlife management as a practice is becoming increasingly criticized. Disagreement emerges from epistemological and ontological…
Descriptors: Humanism, Experiential Learning, Environmental Education, Postcolonialism
Wilson, Jay; James, Wendy – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2022
Interactions between a graduate student and their supervisor are the backbone of a successful doctoral experience. Although the number of doctoral students is increasing, there are fewer full-time doctoral students. The emerging part-time student segment represents a unique trend in higher education, creating greater diversity than traditional…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Partnerships in Education, Supervision, Coaching (Performance)
Schmidt, Manuela; Hansson, Erika – Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, 2022
Purpose: During the lengthy process of PhD studies, supervisory changes commonly occur for several different reasons, but their most frequent trigger is a poor supervisory relationship. Even though a change in supervisors is a formal bureaucratic process and not least the students' rights, in practice it can be experienced as challenging.…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Student Experience, Supervision, Change
Tracey, Monica W.; Baaki, John; Budhrani, Kiran; Shah, Smruti – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2022
Behind the curtain is where what makes things happen, happens. How do design teams really design? Five doctoral students from Learning Design and Technology programs across the US had a unique opportunity to pay attention to graduate instructional design teams behind the curtain designing open educational resources for a non-profit that provides…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Doctoral Students, Open Educational Resources, Training
Javier, Brittany Nicole Evans – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this quantitative causal-comparative study using a one-way MANOVA was to determine if and to what extent there were statistically significant differences for doctoral students attending universities in the United States between the coursework phase and research phase of a doctoral program on measures of burnout (as measured by…
Descriptors: Burnout, Anxiety, Resilience (Psychology), Doctoral Students
Groen, Jovan – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2021
This article examines how doctoral candidates characterize factors that influence constructive engagement in their respective program experiences and how these have served as primary catalysts for learning along their doctoral journeys.
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Learner Engagement, Influences, Doctoral Programs
Timothy Laurie; Liam Grealy – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2025
Building on recent literature on supervision practice that has turned away from previous efforts to construct typologies, and towards 'dialogic' models that emphasise iterative feedback processes between students and supervisors "in situ," this article examines how the curiosity of the supervisor expressed in supervision meetings can…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Trust (Psychology), Feedback (Response), Supervisors
Yulian Fernando Segura Castillo – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2025
This article is a deep dive into the realms of self-exploration and self-reflection, emanating from the perspective of a Black Latin American male doctoral student based in the global north. Building upon the works of Sofia Villenas and Nina Asher, it revaluates the author's academic journey and teaching practice, highlighting his dichotomous…
Descriptors: Reflection, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Doctoral Students
Kimberlee K. C. Everson – Myers Education Press, 2025
In the changing realm of academic research, Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a significant force, altering the way knowledge is pursued and understood. "Enhancing Doctoral Dissertations Ethically with AI: A Comprehensive Guide" serves as an indispensable guide for doctoral students and educators on the frontline of this shift,…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software
Michael Corbett, Editor – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2025
Most education and social science research methodology texts offer detailed and often prescriptive advice to higher degree students generally following established paradigmatic frameworks for qualitative and/or qualitative research. Lived Experience and Educational Research Methodology: Reflections on the PhD Journey offers instead a set of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Methodology, Graduate Students, Misconceptions
Sarah Schiffecker; Joanna Abdallah – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2025
This duoethnographical study explores the experiences of the two authors, Joanna and Sarah, as international students in the United States that do not quite fully fit in any of the categories described in research literature. Using a Borderland theoretical approach, the authors explore the in-between spaces at the intersections of their identities…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Self Concept, Ethnography, Study Abroad
Bo Zhang; K. Kayon Morgan – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2025
Data show higher enrollment of international graduate students compared to undergraduates in the United States in 2022, with the trend expected to continue. Many international doctoral students pursue education in the United States, hoping to seek employment and/or employment-based permanent immigration after graduation. Through critical personal…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, Doctoral Students, Doctoral Programs, Foreign Students
Download full textMichelle Harris; Nicole Soriano; Nicole Ralston – Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice, 2025
This study examined the applications and perceptions of AI tools in doctoral studies, focusing on their efficacy in enhancing research effectiveness. A survey found that most participants used AI tools in their doctoral studies (63%), with the majority of those users reporting some positive impact from their usage. The most indicated uses of AI…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Education Majors, Artificial Intelligence, Technology Uses in Education
Dany Josué Vigil Avilés; Yeaeun Jang; Marek Urban – Studies in Continuing Education, 2025
The pursuit of a PhD is associated with increased mental health risks, with commonly identified stressors that include supervision, financial constraints, hierarchical institutional culture, and specific work demands. However, previous investigations primarily relied on self-reported questionnaires. In this study, a convergent mixed-methods…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, English
