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Adorno, Gail; Cronley, Courtney; Smith, Kenneth Scott – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2015
Evidence suggests that social and academic integration is a vital factor in doctoral student retention. This paper describes findings from a qualitative study which explored the experiences of a cohort of social work doctoral students during the first year in their programme of study. We used the anthropological concept of liminality which…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Academic Persistence, Qualitative Research, Social Work
Saunders, Laura; Kurbanoglu, Serap; Boustany, Joumana; Dogan, Guleda; Becker, Peter; Blumer, Eliane; Chowdhury, Sudatta; Dobreva, Milena; Gendina, Natalia; Grgic, Ivana Hebrang; Haddow, Gaby; Koltay, Tibor; Kortelainen, Terttu; Krakowska, Monika; Majid, Shaheen; Mezhova, Marina; Repanovici, Angela; Rudžioniene, Jurgita; Schneider, Rene; Terra, Ana Lucia; Todorova, Tania Y. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2015
Librarians are expected to be expert searchers, and developing information literacy skills to navigate the vast world of information is a focus of most library and information science (LIS) programs. It is important to understand the information literacy and behaviors of LIS students to see if they are employing the skills they will need to assist…
Descriptors: Library Education, Information Literacy, Student Behavior, Student Surveys
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Fulton, Cheryl L.; Cashwell, Craig S. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 2015
Mindfulness-based awareness and compassion were examined as predictors of empathy and anxiety among 152 master's-level counseling interns. Results of hierarchical multiple regression analysis supported that awareness and compassion differentially contributed to explaining the variance in counselor empathy and anxiety. Implications for counselor…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Empathy, Anxiety, Predictor Variables
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Gopaul, Bryan – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2015
While studies have examined a myriad of issues in doctoral study, much of this research has not employed the tools of major social and cultural thinkers to the dynamics of doctoral education. This paper explores the use of Bourdieu's notion of field to render visible the practices and contexts of doctoral education that produce inequalities across…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Social Theories, Equal Education, Qualitative Research
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Holm, Jessica M.; Prosek, Elizabeth A.; Godwin Weisberger, Andrea C. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 2015
Women often face challenges when balancing academic and familial responsibilities (Gilbert, 2008); Trepal & Stinchfield, 2012). This phenomenological study explored women's (N = 10) experiences of becoming mothers during a doctoral program in counseling. The results highlight the importance of mentorship and other protective factors associated…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Females
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Stefaniak, Jill E. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2015
This paper describes the design of service-learning experiences with a graduate-level instructional design course. Service-learning provides students with real-life experiences in a situated-learning environment. Students were tasked with working on an instructional design project in a real-world setting to gain consultative experience. This paper…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Graduate Students, Instructional Design, Graduate Study
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Minarcik, Jennifer; Bridges, Ana J. – Journal of Academic Ethics, 2015
The current qualitative study investigated prevalence and types of academic integrity violations in psychology graduate students (N = 201) and solicited student recommendations for how academic institutions, professors, and peers may act to discourage or prevent its occurrence. Students were recruited through email lists and asked to participate…
Descriptors: Psychology, Graduate Students, Ethics, Cheating
Smith, Latisha L.; Clausen, Courtney K.; Teske, Jolene K.; Ghayoorrad, Maryam; Gray, Phyllis; Al Subia, Sukainah; Atwood-Blaine, Dana; Rule, Audrey C. – Online Submission, 2015
This document describes a strategy for increasing student leadership and creativity skills through the creation of cartoons. Creating cartoons engages students in divergent thinking and cognitive processes, such as perception, recall, and mental processing. When students create cartoons focused on a particular topic, they are making connections to…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Leadership, Creativity, College Faculty
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Kheirzadeh, Shiela; Marandi, S. Susan; Tavakoli, Mansoor – International Journal of Language Testing, 2017
The investigation of test-taking strategies is a crucial aspect of test validation studies especially if the test is a high-stakes one. The purpose of this study was to uncover if gender, academic discipline and the total exam score influence on the test-taking strategies employed by the candidates of the General English Section of the National…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Doctoral Programs, Foreign Countries, Test Wiseness
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Bowman, Thomas G.; Mazerolle, Stephanie M.; Barrett, Jessica L. – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2017
Context: Athletic training students' ability to transition into professional practice is a critical component for the future of the profession. However, research on professional master's students' transition to practice and readiness to provide autonomous care is lacking. Objective: To determine professional master's athletic training students'…
Descriptors: Athletics, Allied Health Occupations Education, Masters Programs, Transitional Programs
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Altman, Susan – Knowledge Quest, 2017
In this article, Susan Altman shares her experience of working as a library assistant at Forest Heights Elementary School in Columbia, South Carolina, while taking classes in the Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) Program at the nearby University of South Carolina. She discusses getting acquainted with the students, faculty and…
Descriptors: School Libraries, School Personnel, Elementary Schools, Library Education
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Khlaif, Zuheir; Nadiruzzaman, Hamid; Kwon, Kyungbin – Journal of Educational Issues, 2017
The purpose of this paper is to identify the types of students' interaction, as well as their discussion patterns in an online course. The study took place in a large Midwestern University and 17 graduate students participated in the study. The primary data was obtained from students' discussion forum postings. The researchers used both…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Interaction, Computer Mediated Communication, Online Courses
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Scheffel, Maren; Drachsler, Hendrik; de Kraker, Joop – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2017
In collaborative learning environments, students work together on assignments in virtual teams and depend on each other's contribution to achieve their learning objectives. The online learning environment, however, may not only facilitate but also hamper group communication, coordination, and collaboration. Group awareness widgets that visualize…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Electronic Learning, Computer Oriented Programs, Group Dynamics
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Lee, Kent; Lee, Hikyoung – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2017
Past studies have indicated shortcomings in the training of graduate students in the US, especially for practical career skills, teaching skills, and non-academic careers. Students thus find professional development and guidance lacking for the demands of the modern marketplace. This study extends this research to the unique situation of current…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, English for Academic Purposes, Teaching Skills
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Kim, Kris S.; Rackus, Darius G.; Mabury, Scott A.; Morra, Barbora; Dicks, Andrew P. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2017
The Chemistry Teaching Fellowship Program (CTFP) is offered to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers at the University of Toronto as an opportunity to undertake curriculum development and chemistry education research. Projects are run with faculty supervision and focus on designing new laboratory activities, lectures, tutorials,…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Fellowships, Graduate Students, Curriculum Development
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