Changes in the funding and delivery of research programmes at the university level have, in
recent years, resulted in significant changes to research supervision. This paper critically …

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 …

A delay in PhD completion, while likely undesirable for PhD candidates, can also be
detrimental to universities if and when PhD delay leads to attrition/termination. Termination …

A doctorate degree is characterized in the literature as a time of high stress and uncertainty
for students as well as subject to worrisome attrition rates, with an estimated 50% of doctoral …

Writing a thesis is one of the most challenging activities that a doctoral student must
undertake and can represent a barrier to timely completion. This is relevant in light of current …

This article presents an analysis of rich data, gathered from interviews with 46 candidates
and 38 supervisors from three Australian universities, about experiences of doctoral …

The Voice of PhD Candidates and PhD Supervisors. A Qualitative Exploratory Study amongst
PhD Candidates and Supervisors to Evalu Page 1 International Journal of Doctoral Studies …

Purpose–Despite the critical issues involving Middle East countries such as war and a drop
in currency exchange rates, a large number of students leave their country to pursue a …

Australia is following a global trend in doctoral education policy to improve PhD completion
times and rates. It is widely believed that accurate data on PhD completion are needed to …

Completing a PhD on time is a complex process, influenced by many interacting factors. In
this paper we take a Bayesian Network approach to analyzing the factors perceived to be …