Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education

Differences in support within the social science graduate admissions pipeline

Michael L. Tidwell, Ellis S. Logan

The purpose of this paper is to understand demographic group (race, first-generation college graduate, gender, age) differences among perceived family and faculty social and…

The internationalisation of doctoral education and the strategies to achieve it: the perspectives of Portuguese universities and doctoral students

Sónia Cardoso, Cristina Sin

Internationalisation is one of the significant manifestations of the ongoing transformation of doctoral education. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the perspectives of…

Supervisors’ experiences of doctoral supervision in times of change

Erika Löfström, Lotta Tikkanen, Henrika Anttila, Kirsi Pyhältö

Empirical evidence on how supervisors have perceived the changes and the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on their supervision is scarce. This paper aims to examine how the…

Applying theory and research toward reducing suicidality among graduate students and postdoctoral scholars

Elizabeth A. Jach, Anthony P. Rinaldi

The purpose of this paper is to highlight suicide risk factors experienced by graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, and then outline suicide prevention strategies for these…

Research café: an informal learning space to promote research learning experiences of graduate students in a private university of Pakistan

Sohail Ahmad, Aisha Naz Ansari, Saman Khawaja, Sadia Muzaffar Bhutta

This paper aims to explore contribution of informal learning space - Research Cafe - to enrich research learning experiences of graduate students. Developing strong research…

Standards needed? An exploration of qualifying exams from a literature review and website analysis of university-wide policies

Jacqueline E. McLaughlin, Kathryn Morbitzer, Margaux Meilhac, Natalie Poupart, Rebekah L. Layton, Michael B. Jarstfer

While known by many names, qualifying exams function as gatekeepers to graduate student advancement to PhD candidacy, yet there has been little formal study on best qualifying…

Train for the job you want (or will be asked to take): Envisioning the doctorate as preparation for equity-minded leadership in higher education

Meghan J. Pifer, Tenisha L. Tevis, Vicki L. Baker

The purpose of this study, nested within a broader study about higher education leadership, was to generate knowledge about the ways in which doctoral education prepared people…

Personal interest, supervisory and research community support and dropout intentions among Finnish PhD candidates

Solveig Cornér, Lotta Tikkanen, Henrika Anttila, Kirsi Pyhältö

This study aims to advance the understanding on individual variations in PhD candidates’ personal interest in their doctorate and supervisory and research community support, and…

Dispositions towards learning: the importance of epistemic attributes for postgraduate learners

Erika Spray, Allyson Holbrook, Jill Scevak, Robert Cantwell

Learners’ dispositional attributes form the foundations for their learning behaviour and therefore academic outcomes. This study aims to explore the dispositional attributes of…

Beyond technical mastery: inequality in doctoral research skill development in the biological sciences

Jesse McCain, Josipa Roksa

The purpose of this study is to examine how doctoral students in the biological sciences understand their research skill development and explore potential racial/ethnic and gender…

Mystory as an international graduate student: a socialization autoethnography

Ufuk Keleş

The purpose of this study is to seek answers to how receiving his PhD at the University of Alabama influenced the author’s ongoing academic discourse socialization as an…

Black doctoral women’s socialization experiences in agricultural science and education departments

Torrie A. Cropps

The purpose of this study is to examine how intersecting oppressed identities shape the socialization experiences of Black women doctoral candidates in agricultural disciplines at…

Experiences of overseas doctoral researchers in Australian business schools: implications for stakeholders

Wee Ming Ong, Subas Prasad Dhakal

Although the international education sector is one of the significant contributors to the Australian economy, international students continue to experience various forms of social…

“A powerful synergy”: the benefits and challenges of completing a doctoral program part-time while teaching full-time

Erin Nerlino

The purpose of this study is to examine the benefits and challenges of simultaneously participating part-time in a doctoral program and teaching full-time in the K-12 classroom.

Through many doors at once: rethinking the multiverse of graduate student professional development

Sara E. Cavallo, Laura E. Cruz, Jamie Kim, Chas Brua

The purpose of this study is to explore how the phenomenon of academic professional development looks through the eyes of graduate students navigating the increasing complexity of…

Social support resilience as a protective mental health factor in postgraduate researchers’ experiences: a longitudinal analysis

Patricia Gooding, Rebecca Crook, Melissa Westwood, Claire Faichnie, Sarah Peters

This study aims to examine the following across a six-month period in post-graduate research (PGR) students: mental health and well-being; the effect of academic pressures on…