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Turner, Heather – Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, 2023
Purpose: This study aims to explore the motivation and satisfaction of part-time PhD students in the USA through the lens of self-determination theory (SDT). Design/methodology/approach: Following an explanatory sequential mixed methods design, data sources consisted of a survey (N = 100) and focus groups (N = 20) of part-time PhD students.…
Descriptors: Part Time Students, Doctoral Students, Student Motivation, Student Satisfaction