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How Writing Retreats Represent an Ideal Opportunity to Enhance PhD Candidates' Writing Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulation
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Vincent, Cynthia; Tremblay-Wragg, Émilie; Déri, Catherine; Plante, Isabelle; Chartier, Sara Mathieu – Teaching in Higher Education, 2023
PhD candidates face heavy workloads and lack strategies to prioritize their dissertation, resulting in limited writing opportunities and low confidence in writing capabilities. Although writing retreats are known to propel academics' writing productivity, little is known about how they may assist PhD candidates in enhancing writing self-efficacy…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Doctoral Dissertations, Writing Workshops, Writing (Composition)
Delving into Alumni Perceptions about the Impact and Effectiveness of Two Certificate Programs: Meeting Their Mission?
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Johnson, Tristan E.; Yukselturk, Erman; Top, Ercan – Teaching in Higher Education, 2014
The purpose of the study was to analyze two certificate programs in regard to the impacts on alumni professional career and strengths and weaknesses of certificate programs in the views of their alumni. The sample consisted of 58 participants who completed one of the certificate programs. The results showed that alumni rated self-improvement as…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Certificates, Program Evaluation, Alumni