Download or read book DOCTORAL STUDENTS ATTRITION RETENTION RATES MOTIVATION AND FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS written by Theodore R. Regis and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-11-26 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of an extensive research. It surrounds ideas from graduate school students who are pursuing their degrees. This book suggests ideas, lesson, and ways to accomplish the task of doctoral studies. Current educational research shows that we are living in the top industrialized country, but we are not educating and graduating enough highly educated people. This book answers the stigmas embedded educational complications many see as simple as motivation, financial burdens, and constraints

Download or read book Doctoral Students Attrition Retention Rates Motivation and Financial Constraints written by Theodore Robert Regis and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the past 40 years, American college and university administrators have registered record low retention and high attrition rates. Education experts and researchers have claimed the problems are embarrassing to the United States’ higher education institutions. Based on the problems, graduate school administrators are unable to graduate doctoral students at U.S. population growth rates. Currently, only 1% of Americans hold PhD degrees. Compared to other industrialized countries such as Japan, China, and Mexico, the rate is insignificant. The purpose of the mixed methods case study was to investigate if there was a relationship between motivation and retention rates at the doctoral level. The goal of the study was to determine if extrinsic and intrinsic motivational factors and constraints were associated with persistence in a graduate doctoral program. Data were collected from 193 doctoral and graduate students for the quantitative study, while 20 doctoral and graduate students participated in a qualitative study followed by a thorough semi-structured interview. Inductive and deductive analyses were performed, transcribed, and opened, while axial coding provided emergent themes and sub-themes. The research showed a direct relationship between financial implications, attrition and retention rates, and motivation in doctoral level students. Many doctoral students believed the primary reason they were unable to pursue doctoral programs was based on financial hardship. Doctoral students who responded to the survey added that motivation was the second significant variable that helped them continue their studies.

Download or read book Doctoral Students Attrition Retention Rates Motivation and Financial Constraints written by Theodore Regis and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-28 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of an extensive research. It surrounds ideas from graduate school students who are pursuing their degrees. This book suggests ideas, lesson, and ways to accomplish the task of doctoral studies. Current educational research shows that we are living in the top industrialized country, but we are not educating and graduating enough highly educated people. This book answers the stigmas embedded educational complications many see as simple as motivation, financial burdens, and constraints. Institutions or the organization should encourage a multicultural educational environment, teaches its patrons civics, history, science, culture, math and a broad range of subjects that clearly will prepare the children for a better tomorrow. Nowadays, we no longer divide by big oceans and tall mountains, the world is open together we share a common goal. As American we live with harmony in one Continent; we have the responsibilities to prepare, educate young people and adults strongly to face the challenge of the twenty first century. My visions are related to the one that has listed above; I am pleased to see one world of progress. The mission that we have is the ethos of movement that we are all related to one human race. I believe every person can learn and every human is precious. Regardless of their background, color, race, creeds, ethnicity, physical impairment, religion, sex, gender, class, neighborhoods, parents' affiliation, political party, and anything else, a child deserved to be taught and deserved respect. Every mind is important (.i.e., Helen Keller). A community that is nurtured by its educators sends signals of a healthy environment. In order for any community to cure its problem education should be the highest priority. Education can change the way people conducted old business. Education can change the world; a community that embraces education is subject to be a better place. To become a better place the community should work together with all stakeholders then create avenues for better learning. There are many challenges that are waiting for the learners ahead. However, life itself is a great challenge, the mission of any institution is to hand all of its students tool to compete and have the students ready to enter a better future. Challenge can come on all forms for example, challenge to study and complete a program. Students face challenges to know technology and compete with the world economy. Without a well rounded, highly qualified, devoted teachers and faculty members, schools would not be able to meet its tasks to educate its population. The main role of a school is to provide quality education to its patrons. Schools and education are connected to enhance human knowledge and possible prepare humans for a better Planet. I believe if the head can help the lower part of a body in the end it whole. I believe I have the highest potential to handle the necessary needs that I can manage as director to help growth. A community cannot exist unless there is effective leadership. Leaders can make a difference in each endeavor that is being undertaken. Environment can be anything from classrooms to the inside campus, the streets, online and far away to the community. Finally, every student can learn when student is given an opportunity to grasp knowledge.

Download or read book Beyond The Pride and The Privilege written by Agustina Purnamasari and published by IAP. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attrition among doctoral students has become a perennial issue in higher education (Gardner, 2009; Golde, 2000) as 40 to 60 percent of doctoral students do not complete their program of study (Bair &Haworth, 2005). Such outcomes are inconsistent with the rigorous evaluation that occurs prior to being accepted into a doctoral program (Bair & Haworth, 2005). Despite deemed levels of student excellence, promise and efforts made by programs to counter student departure (Offerman, 2011), attrition rates remain alarmingly high (Bair & Haworth, 2005; Gardner, 2009). The purpose of this book is to provide a view into doctoral student work-lives and their efforts to find a balance between often seemingly conflicting responsibilities. In addition to contributing to the ongoing dialogue on work-life balance in doctoral studies (Brus, 2006; Golde, 1998; Moyer, Salovey, & Casey-Cannon, 1999), the intention of this book is to provide other doctoral students with potential coping mechanisms, guidance, and assurance that they are not alone in this process. Lastly, we anticipate that these doctoral student narratives will help illuminate potential strategies that doctoral programs, departments, and institutions can incorporate in their efforts to help students successfully complete their program of study. As such the intended audience is doctoral students, higher education professionals, faculty members, and educational leaders.

Download or read book The Development of Doctoral Students Phases of Challenge and Support written by Susan K. Gardner and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2009-04-13 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doctoral students are education in U.S. institutions of higher education to become tomorrow's educators, researchers, leaders, and innovators. Only a little more than 50 percent of all doctoral students will actually complete the degree, however. Understanding the complexity of the doctoral experience may assist in educating these students and ensuring their success. This monograph presents a model of doctoral student development, viewing the experience as three phases of increasing complexity. Using theories developed from psychology, sociology, and education, the monograph provides an overview of doctoral education in the United States and the sources of challenge and support that characterize the doctoral student's experience and development. This is the sixty issue the 34th volume of the Jossey-Bass series ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph in the series is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education problem, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication.

Download or read book The Path to the Ph D written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-01-03 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a growing concern among educators and policymakers about the level of attrition from Ph.D. programs in the sciences and humanities at some U.S. universities. Reliable estimates of graduate student attrition are difficult to obtain, however, because most information comes from the administrative records of individual institutions. This book provides a summary of datasets that could be used to analyze patterns of graduate student attrition and degree completion nationally, along with an analysis of recent studies on the subject. Based on this information, the committee examines the feasibility of designing a system to produce national estimates of graduate student attrition.

Download or read book Leaving the Ivory Tower written by Barbara E. Lovitts and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2002-07-15 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graduate schools have faced attrition rates of approximately 50 percent for the past 40 years. They have tried to address the problem by focusing on student characteristics and by assuming that if they could make better, more informed admissions decisions, attrition rates would drop. Yet high attrition rates persist and may in fact be increasing. Leaving the Ivory Tower thus turns the issue around and asks what is wrong with the structure and process of graduate education. Based on hard evidence drawn from a survey of 816 completers and noncompleters and on interviews with noncompleters, high- and low-Ph.D productive faculty and Directors of Graduate study, this book locates the root cause of attrition in the social structure and cultural organization of graduate education.

Download or read book Doctoral Student Perspectives on Motivation and Persistence written by A. Brooke Boulton and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doctoral Student Perspectives on Motivation and Persistence is written by the graduate students in the Education Doctorate program at Winona State University. The student cohort began its work in the summer of 2019.

Download or read book Ph D Completion and Attrition written by Council of Graduate Schools and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Summary of Workshop on Graduate Student Attrition written by Alan I. Rapoport and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book How to Survive your Doctorate written by Jane Matthiesen and published by Open University Press. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are doing, thinking about doing, or know someone who is doing a doctorate, then this is the survival kit you need! Rather than focusing on the technical side of the doctorate, this book looks at all the other crucial skills that are part of everyday doctoral life. This candid book provides real insight into what it's like to do a doctorate and offers practical advice on: The application process Sources of financial support Motivational issues Student-supervisor relationships Departmental and university politics Publishing, conferences and networking Career strategies Written by recent doctoral graduates, the book also includes real examples and case studies from current doctoral students and recent graduates across a range of disciplines and universities. By demystifying the doctoral process How to Survive Your Doctorate prepares you for life as a doctoral student like no other book. See for yourself and be a survivor!

Download or read book Ph D Completion and Attrition written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Handbook of Motivation at School written by Kathryn R. Wentzel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 1050 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Motivation at School presents the first comprehensive and integrated compilation of theory and research on children’s motivation at school. It covers the major theoretical perspectives in the field as well as their application to instruction, learning, and social adjustment at school. Key Features: Comprehensive – no other book provides such a comprehensive overview of theory and research on children’s motivation at school. Theoretical & Applied – the book provides a review of current motivation theories by the developers of those theories as well as attention to the application of motivation theory and research in classrooms and schools. Chapter Structure – chapters within each section follow a similar structure so that there is uniformity across chapters. Commentaries – each section ends with a commentary that provides clear directions for future research.

Download or read book Navigating the Doctoral Journey written by Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-06-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This co-edited book provides doctoral candidates with a practical, cross-discipline handbook for successfully navigating the doctoral process – from initial program selection to the final dissertation defense and preparing for the faculty interview. Invited chapters from established higher education experts cover topics ranging from university and program selection, preparing for comprehensive exams and dissertation research, self-care and self-management strategies, and recommendations for maintaining personal and professional support systems. Each chapter includes strategies for success and practical tips, including how to create a study guide for the comprehensive examination, how to create a professional support group, how to talk to your family about the doctoral process, how to select and work with a chair and committee, how to identify an appropriate research design, how to navigate the IRB process, and how to master the research and writing process.

Download or read book Educating Scholars written by Ronald G. Ehrenberg and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-09-28 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meeting the challenges faced by today's U.S. doctoral humanities programs Despite the worldwide prestige of America's doctoral programs in the humanities, all is not well in this area of higher education and hasn't been for some time. The content of graduate programs has undergone major changes, while high rates of student attrition, long times to degree, and financial burdens prevail. In response, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in 1991 launched the Graduate Education Initiative (GEI), the largest effort ever undertaken to improve doctoral programs in the humanities and related social sciences. The only book to focus exclusively on the current state of doctoral education in the humanities, Educating Scholars reports on the GEI's success in reducing attrition and times to degree, the positive changes implemented by specific graduate programs, and the many challenges still to be addressed. Over a ten-year period, the Foundation devoted almost eighty-five million dollars through the GEI to provide support for doctoral programs and student aid in fifty-four departments at ten leading universities. The authors examine data that tracked the students in these departments and in control departments, as well as information gathered from a retrospective survey of students. They reveal that completion and attrition rates depend upon financial support, the quality of advising, clarity of program requirements, and each department's expectations regarding the dissertation. The authors consider who earns doctoral degrees, what affects students' chances of finishing their programs, and how successful they are at finding academic jobs. Answering some of the most important questions being raised about American doctoral programs today, Educating Scholars will interest all those concerned about our nation's intellectual future.

Download or read book Research Doctorate Programs in the United States written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1995-10-08 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doctoral programs at U.S. universities play a critical role in the development of human resources both in the United States and abroad. This volume reports the results of an extensive study of U.S. research-doctorate programs in five broad fields: physical sciences and mathematics, engineering, social and behavioral sciences, biological sciences, and the humanities. Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States documents changes that have taken place in the size, structure, and quality of doctoral education since the widely used 1982 editions. This update provides selected information on nearly 4,000 doctoral programs in 41 subdisciplines at 274 doctorate-granting institutions. This volume also reports the results of the National Survey of Graduate Faculty, which polled a sample of faculty for their views on the scholarly quality of program faculty and the effectiveness of doctoral programs in preparing research scholars/scientists. This much-anticipated update of such an essential reference will be useful to education administrators, university faculty, and students seeking authoritative information on doctoral programs.

Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: