The process by which academic reward systems shape behavior has been studied in many
ways, including, but not limited to, how they serve as cultural socialization, motivation …

In the opening chapters, we saw that communication in society influences our
understandings of gender and our gendered identities. It's equally true that our …

The graduate school experience for students of color has been theorized as oppressive and
dehumanizing (Gay, 2004). Scholars have struggled to document how students of color …

Despite a recent surge of interest in physician well-being, the discussion remains diffuse
and often scattered. Lingering questions of what wellness entails, how it is personally …

Background Research on student attrition from engineering has focused on a variety of
factors including demographics, campus climate, interactions with faculty and peers, and …

Faculty in academic medicine experience multiple demands on their time at work and home,
which can become a source of stress and dissatisfaction, compromising success. A taskforce …

This article advances the Theoretical Model of Engineering Professorial Intentions to explain
why individuals do or do not choose to pursue faculty careers. A 13-month ethnographic …

The mechanisms for preparing future faculty are of vital importance for the future of
postsecondary education. Not only do the policies, practices, and procedures of doctoral …

Against a background of Bologna process goals to improve employment prospects for PhD
graduates, and the crisis of precarious employment conditions and prospects afflicting …

For students who view themselves as different from the majority and those in positions of
influence, doctoral education may present challenges beyond the typical pressures and …