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Jon Woodend; Maisha M. Syeda; Sylvie Roy – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2024
The peer-review process used in most academic journals is critical for curating evidence-based knowledge. Although many graduate programmes expect students to engage in the research process, these programmes often do not mandate formal training for the publication process. With few studies examining the graduate student experience in the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Education Majors, Masters Programs, Doctoral Programs
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Kyla Ellis-Sloan – Educational Review, 2024
This paper draws attention to how markers of adulthood linked to education and employment form an influential social narrative and argues that these help to construct teenage motherhood as problematic. Social policies, informed by this narrative, reinforce the idea of a "correct" path through education and into employment from which…
Descriptors: Early Parenthood, Mothers, Social Bias, Social Discrimination
Ashley, Travis Earl – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this dissertation study was to research the experience of nontraditional adult learners enrolled in an online program years after completing a degree in a traditional, brick-and-mortar institution. In the context of this study, a nontraditional student was a learner with a delayed start to a terminal degree after undergraduate work.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Nontraditional Students, Graduate Students, Online Courses
Spears-Boyd, Amy; Koch, Allison; Rucker, Denika – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this phenomenological case study was to better understand the lived experiences of students enrolled in the Boyker-Anoroc Bridge Program. The Bridge Program was designed to increase the persistence of underrepresented minority (URM) graduate students in STEM doctoral programs. The participants in the study recounted their…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Disproportionate Representation, STEM Education, Masters Programs
Rucker, Denika; Koch, Allison; Spears-Boyd, Amy – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this phenomenological case study was to better understand the lived experiences of students enrolled in the Boyker-Anoroc Bridge Program. The Bridge Program was designed to increase the persistence of underrepresented minority (URM) graduate students in STEM doctoral programs. The participants in the study recounted their…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Disproportionate Representation, STEM Education, Masters Programs
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Han, Yesul; Chang, Yunjeong; Kearney, Erin – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2022
This study aims to understand the learning experiences and challenges of international students enrolled in Master's and PhD programs in various institutions who were forced to transition to online learning during the pandemic. In particular, the study explores the experiences and perceptions of seven non-native English-speaking international…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Doctoral Programs, Foreign Students, Barriers
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Moreira, Rosana G.; Butler-Purry, Karen; Carter-Sowell, Adrienne; Walton, Shannon; Juranek, Isah V.; Challoo, Linda; Regisford, Gloria; Coffin, Richard; Spaulding, Angela – International Journal of STEM Education, 2019
Background: Strong consensus exists on the need to expand participation of URM doctoral students in STEM fields, to increase their retention, reduce their average time to degree, and provide these students with the preparation necessary to compete for faculty positions. This paper provides a model for implementing effective strategies to support…
Descriptors: Graduate School Faculty, Doctoral Students, Masters Programs, Graduate Students
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Conway, Colleen; Vaughan-Marra, Jessica; Marra, Christopher – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of master of music education degree program directors and alumni from selected schools regarding the ways in which their music education master's programs balance the varied needs of program participants. Findings are presented in the two broad categories of improvement in P-12 teacher…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Masters Programs, Music Education, Administrator Attitudes
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Delmas, Peggy M. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2017
A sense of belonging to a learning community has been identified as one of the factors contributing to greater student satisfaction and persistence in online education programs. Using the community of inquiry framework as a theoretical guide, the purpose of this study was to explore the role of VoiceThread, a web-based platform that facilitates…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Information Storage, Information Management
Turkowitz, Alysa Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This qualitative study explored how 17 lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) graduate students perceived their experiences in the graduate classroom. The study was conducted at a large graduate level institution in the Eastern United States and focused on the classroom experiences of the students, including what factors influenced their engagement with…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Homosexuality, Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation
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Solem, Michael; Lee, Jenny; Schlemper, Beth – Research in Higher Education, 2009
This study explores how graduate students enrolled in M.A./M.S. and Ph.D. geography programs perceive the social and academic climate of their departments. A second objective is to understand how these students self-assess their own professional abilities, values, and goals, and whether these self-assessments differ across demographic and…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Career Planning, Student Attitudes, Focus Groups