This qualitative study examined the identity of doctoral students in their quest to become
scholars. The research question asked: What impact did a Community of Practice have on …

Participating in a doctoral program can be a transformative experience that shapes the
identity of the learner. What learning spaces might best facilitate that identity development …

The concept of community in higher education is broadly defined yet often exclusively linked
with the undergraduate student population. Based on a two-year qualitative study at Oregon …

This dissertation focused on exploring doctoral students conceptions of the scholarly
community and research, and further, on analysing the relation between these conceptions …

Research suggests that identity development is a crucial dimension of the doctoral student
experience. This study explores what identity formations doctoral students exhibit in the …

Demands of the modern workforce, coupled with rapid advances in educational technology,
have created a new paradigm of doctoral learning. No longer designed with the traditional …

This article explores the role a writing group played in influencing the scholarly identities of a
group of doctoral students by fostering their writing expertise. While the interest in writing …

Scholarly conferences are one mechanism by which doctoral students can enter into their
profession as practitioners and scholars. Unfortunately, research about the effectiveness of …

Despite the growing number of studies exploring PhD students' experiences and their social
relationships with other researchers, there is a lack of research on the interaction between …

Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to offer a systematic review of empirical literature
examining doctoral students' identity development as scholars in the education sciences …