Almost universally, residential doctoral programs have reported attrition rates of up to 50%
for face-to-face programs and 50-70% for online doctoral programs. The purpose of this …

Counterspaces in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are often
considered “safe spaces” at the margins for groups outside the mainstream of STEM …

In a randomized-controlled trial, we tested 2 brief interventions designed to mitigate the
effects of a “chilly climate” women may experience in engineering, especially in male …

The purpose of this phenomenological inquiry was to examine persistence factors
associated with the successful completion of a doctoral degree in the field of education …

The scrutiny of doctoral studies as a field of academic research and discussion is relatively
new, but it is growing quickly. An understanding of what has been said and why is important …

Sixty doctoral students and 34 faculty members were interviewed in departments identified
as having high and low doctoral student completion rates at one institution in the United …

Doctoral programs have high dropout rates of 43% representing the highest among all post-
baccalaureate programs. Cross sectional studies of doctoral students' retention have …

This monograph seeks to inform faculty, staff, administrators, and students about the nature
of and structure in doctoral programs that lead to doctoral student development. It is …

Impostor phenomenon or “impostorism” refers to the experience of high-achieving
individuals (particularly women) who, despite being successful, attribute their …

The issue of considerable dropout rate in doctoral programs is well documented across a
large number of countries. However, few studies address the factors associated with …