Retention of postgraduate students is a complex problem at higher education institutions. To
address this concern, various forms of academic support are offered by higher education …

Purpose This study aims to perform a scoping review of the recent studies on critical
resources required for the doctoral program by mapping the resources at various levels of …

The articles in this special issue of Innovations in Education and Teaching International
provide a global snapshot of the current state of doctoral education. They show variation …

This dissertation explores doctoral education as a form of social action. The qualitative mode
of inquiry guiding both the theoretical and methodological choices of this work is nexus …

Purpose With the number of doctoral degrees awarded increasing and full-time and tenure-
track jobs decreasing, doctoral graduates are entering a fierce job market. Lack of …

In the spring of 2013, I received an email from Sharon Parkinson, who at the time was
publisher of International Journal for Researcher Development (which would later become …

Solving grand societal challenges such as equitable healthcare provision and climate
change will require institutional entrepreneurs–people who can challenge prevailing …

Pressure to change the design of the doctorate is increasing, causing a tension between a
politically driven emphasis to prepare PhD researchers for mobility beyond academia and …

This phenomenological study explores the experiences of Black, first-generation (first-gen)
students pursuing advanced degrees at historically Black colleges and universities …

This research is grounded in investigating the journeys and experiences of Black, firstgen
students as they pursue graduate and professional degrees at historically Black colleges …