Feedback as a space for academic social practice in doctoral writing groups

D Chakraborty, A Soyoof, M Moharami… - Educational and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objective While academic writing is considered a core competency in academia, academic
writing anxiety is ubiquitous in doctoral student cohorts. Doctoral writing groups provide a …

Notions of human capital and academic identity in the PhD: Narratives of the disempowered

L Pretorius, L Macaulay - The Journal of Higher Education, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
An important component of PhD students' educational experiences is the understanding
they develop of their academic identity. In this study, we explore PhD students' expectations …

An empirical investigation of mental illness, impostor syndrome, and social support in management doctoral programs

A Pervez, LL Brady, K Mullane, KD Lo… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Scholars in multiple cross-disciplinary studies have found rates of mental illness among
graduate students exceed the reported averages. Yet mental illness among management …

Doctoral students and COVID-19: exploring challenges, academic progress, and well-being

A Sverdlik, NC Hall, RJ Vallerand - Educational Psychology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Doctoral students often struggle with depression, anxiety, loneliness, and physical concerns,
that are directly associated with their programs. Supporting doctoral students' well-being …

[HTML][HTML] The Third Half: A Pilot Study Using Evidence-Based Psychological Strategies to Promote Well-Being among Doctoral Students

A Muro, I Bonilla, C Tejada-Gallardo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Over the last few years, various studies have reported decreasing well-being levels among
doctoral students, who show a higher risk of suffering from psychological distress than the …

Balancing growth and grief: Narratives of an immigrant doctoral student navigating academia during the COVID-19 pandemic

SV Patel - Research and teaching in a pandemic world: The …, 2023 - Springer
This autoethnographic chapter explores the complex experiences of an immigrant doctoral
student during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly one who juggles multiple roles in …

Processing uncertainty during COVID-19: A collaborative autoethnography of two stranded international Ph. D. students

R Rangarajan, S Daneshfar - Research and teaching in a pandemic world …, 2023 - Springer
COVID-19 has transformed the world in diverse ways, presenting ongoing challenges. One
of these challenges has been a profound sense of uncertainty. In this chapter, the authors …

Autoethnography: Researching personal experiences

L Pretorius, J Cutri - Wellbeing in doctoral education: Insights and …, 2019 - Springer
Recent research has shown the benefits to students' understanding that result from reflecting
on learning and narrating learning experiences to others. In this book, the student voice is …

Rediscovering myself through fear of failure: My journey as an international doctoral student during a pandemic

M Mokbul - Research and teaching in a pandemic world: The …, 2023 - Springer
COVID-19 impacted the world's population irrespective of race, sex, gender, and culture, but
did so with varying intensities. People experienced difficulties and uncertainties in different …

“I realised that, if I am dead, I cannot finish my PhD!”: A narrative ethnography of psychological capital in academia

L Pretorius - 2022 - researchsquare.com
Despite the increasing quantitative evidence that there is a mental health crisis in doctoral
education, there is a lack of qualitative research that highlights the voices of individuals …