Full Description
Despite considerable research that has provided a better understanding of the challenges of doctoral education, it remains the case that only 57% of all doctoral students will complete their programs.This groundbreaking volume sheds new light on determinants for doctoral student success and persistence by examining the socialization and developmental experiences of students through multiple lenses of individual, disciplinary, and institutional contexts. This book comprehensively critiques existing models and views of doctoral student socialization, and offers a new model that incorporates concepts of identity development, adult learning, and epistemological development. The contributors bring the issues vividly to life by creating five student case studies that, throughout the book, progressively illustrate key stages and typical events of the socialization process. These fictional narratives crystallize how particular policies and practices can assist or impede the formation of future scholars.The book concludes by developing practical recommendations for doctoral students themselves, but most particularly for faculty, departments, universities, and external agencies concerned with facilitating doctoral student success.
Contents
Foreword—Ann E. Austin Part I. Setting the Context Introduction—Susan K. Gardner and Pilar Mendoza The Ph.D. in the United States—Pilar Mendoza and Susan K. Gardner Part II. Socialization for the Profession 1. Doctoral Student Socialization for Teaching Roles—Melissa McDaniels 2. Doctoral Student Socialization for Research—John C. Weidman 3. Doctoral Student Socialization for Service—Kelly A. Ward Part III. Contextualizing Socialization 4. Entering Different Worlds. Socialization into Disciplinary Communities—Chris Golde 5. Doctoral Student Socialization in Interdisciplinary Fields—Karri Holley 6. Academic Capitalism. A New Landscape for Doctoral Socialization—Pilar Mendoza Part IV. Intersecting Socialization and Demographics 7. The Individual and the Institution. Socialization and Gender—Margaret Sallee 8. The Ph.D. Degree and the Marriage License—Catherine Millett and Michael Nettles 9. A Sense of Belonging. Socialization Factors That Influence the Transitions of Students of Color Into Advanced-Degree Programs—Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, Susan D. Johnson, Carla Morelon-Quainoo, and Lilia Santiague Part V. Beyond Socialization 10. Doctoral Student Development—Susan K. Gardner 11. The Overlooked Significance of Doctoral Students as Adult Learners—Carol Kasworm and Tuere Bowles 12. Exploring Epistemological Diversity in a Doctoral Seminar—Dawn Shinew and Tami Moore Conclusion—Susan K. Gardner and Pilar Mendoza
