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Buckworth, Jenny – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2017
Overarching tasks faced by initial teacher education (ITE) students comprise a multitude of factors, not least learning to marry theoretical learning with practical application. Part of this learning is the gradual construction of relationships with learners and colleagues. Another, less exposed, challenge arises from a disparity of outlook that…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Foreign Countries, Phenomenology
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Wisker, Gina; Robinson, Gillian; Bengtsen, Søren S. E. – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2017
Much international doctoral learning research focuses on personal, institutional and learning support provided by supervisors, managed relationships,"nudging" robust, conceptual, critical, creative work. Other work focuses on stresses experienced in supervisor-student relationships and doctoral journeys. Some considers formal and…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Supervisors
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Martinez, Andrew – Education Sciences, 2018
Despite representing the largest ethnic minority group in the United States, Latinos remain underrepresented in the professoriate. Although Latinos are increasingly attending college, fewer graduate and even fewer continue to pursue graduate school. Prior research has explained the challenges that first-generation college students encounter in…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Hispanic American Students, Undergraduate Students, Institutional Characteristics
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Dortch, Deniece; Patel, Chirag – NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education, 2017
Because little work exists on the sense of belonging focusing on just Black undergraduate women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), especially at highly selective predominantly white institutions (PWIs), this study takes a phenomenological approach to understand the lived experiences of Black undergraduate women in STEM by…
Descriptors: African American Students, Females, Undergraduate Students, STEM Education
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Frick, Melodie H.; Glosoff, Harriet L. – Professional Counselor, 2014
Counselor education doctoral students are influenced by many factors as they train to become supervisors. One of these factors, self-efficacy beliefs, plays an important role in supervisor development. In this phenomenological, qualitative research, 16 counselor education doctoral students participated in focus groups and discussed their…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Self Efficacy, Qualitative Research, Doctoral Programs
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Kung, Fan-Wei – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2017
The advancement of computer technologies has brought a plethora of technological innovations in educational settings. It is no exception in teacher training and education programmes around the world as the growth of professionalism has made the distance doctoral programmes possible for mid-career English language teaching (ELT) practitioners. The…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Cultural Pluralism
Keith, Andrew James – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Suicide is an ongoing public health crisis in the United States, which represents the second leading cause of death for college students. The literature suggests that the nature of psychopathology on college campuses has become more severe over the last several decades, with increases in suicidal ideation and depression. This has led to an…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Suicide, Graduate Students, Counselor Training
Williams, Carla Lanee' – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study sought to understand why some students at Eagle University (pseudo.) complete the doctoral program in instructional technology while others do not. The study explores factors and issues affecting doctoral attrition and completion of the Ph.D. in instructional technology (IT) in the College of Education at Eagle University, a major…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Educational Technology, Student Attrition, Graduation
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Linden, Jitka; Ohlin, Mats; Brodin, Eva M. – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
The learning that ensued from the mentorship relationship on a mentorship program for doctoral students at a Swedish university was studied in three cases (two in social science and one in technology). The aim was: (a) to explore how doctoral students, their formal mentors and their supervisors describe their own learning, and how they perceive…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Mentors, Supervision, Doctoral Programs
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Campbell, Throy A. – Journal of International Students, 2015
A phenomenological method was used to analyze ten international doctoral students' description of their lived experiences at a United States (U.S.) university. The analysis was based on the theoretical premise of how students acculturate to their new educational settings. Three broad overlapping themes emerged: (1) participants' past experiences…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Doctoral Programs, Student Experience, Foreign Students
Walsh, Robert Lester – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this disquisition is to add to the body of educational research through practitioner, quantitative, and qualitative inquiry on the topic of academic debate. In a three-tiered study, the author conducted research for this dissertation with the intent to examine argumentation and debate in higher education. The settings for this…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research Universities, Universities, Persuasive Discourse
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Pifer, Meghan J.; Baker, Vicki L. – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2014
For students who view themselves as different from the majority and those in positions of influence, doctoral education may present challenges beyond the typical pressures and stresses of the graduate student experience. In this article, we report findings from a qualitative study of otherness as described by 31 full-time doctoral students in two…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Outcomes of Education, Interviews, Student Experience
Santicola, Leslie Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this research was to investigate the characteristics and motivations that led to persistence in a doctoral cohort program of study. A phenomenological case study approach, utilizing a comprehensive interview format, was used to gain a deep understanding of the phenomenon. The case for this research was Robert Morris University's…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Academic Persistence, Student Characteristics
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Mukminin, Amirul; McMahon, Brenda J. – Qualitative Report, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of academic engagement of twelve Indonesian doctoral students attending an American graduate school during their first term and over time through demographic background surveys and semi-structured in-depth interviews. The research design was qualitative in the phenomenological approach…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Surveys, Phenomenology
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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
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