University administrators and mental health clinicians have raised concerns about
depression and anxiety among Ph. D. students, yet no study has systematically synthesized …

While researchers have suggested that mentorship positively affects academic and learning
outcomes in higher education, little is known about the impact of peer mentoring on …

Despite the increasing popularity of doctoral education, many students do not complete their
studies, and very little information is available about them. Understanding why some …

The primary aim of this study was to better understand the antecedents of doctoral students'
emotional well-being, and their plans to leave academia. Based on past research …

Academic life is full of learning, excitement, and discovery. However, academics also
experience professional challenges at various points in their career, including repeated …

A central trend in qualitative studies investigating doctoral students' dropout is to stress the
importance of students' integration and socialisation in their working environment. Yet, few of …

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 first edition of Researching Higher Education has been a very helpful resource for
those trying to make sense of the field of higher education. Malcolm Tight has accomplished …

Purpose Although the mental health status of doctoral students deserves attention, few
scholars have paid attention to factors related to their mental health problems. We aimed to …

The purpose of this study was to explore the doctoral student experience in relation to their
school-work-lives. Through a grounded theory research design we sought to explore the …