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Elliot, Dely Lazarte; Baumfield, Vivienne; Reid, Kate – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
Undertaking a PhD is a challenging endeavour. Pursuing a doctoral education in a "foreign" context tends to increase the demands of this intellectual venture. The nature of research-based PhD programmes, often characterised by a lack of formal curricula where academic supervision lasts several years, may add another layer of complexity.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Academic Achievement