Affiliation:
1. Concordia University Wisconsin, USA
Abstract
Doctoral attrition rates have remained around 50% for nearly four decades at significant costs to the student, department, institution, and society. In this chapter, the author analyzes the literature and make an argument for three critical strategies of degree completion: 1) the nature of the adult doctoral student, which involves an identity shift from dependent student to independent scholar; 2) the nature of the doctoral advisor, which involves more holistic supervision and support; and 3) the nature of goal-setting, which acts to organically link the two and focus effort and attention. Taken together, they provide a holistic framework that can counter the pervasive attrition rates and lead to greater doctoral student success.
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