A phenomenological pilot study exploring what contributes to education doctoral students thriving in doctoral education
Session Abstract
This phenomenological pilot study through the medium of unstructured interviews explore what factors contributed to three education doctoral students thriving in doctoral education? Findings indicates, growth and development, supportive learning environment, faculty and family support, time investment, motivation, and self-discipline were contributing influences found in individual experience of thriving.
Target Audience
Over the years one of the major crisis that continues to threaten doctoral education is the high rate of attrition. Attrition persist in all phase of doctoral education. This presentation is targeted to doctoral students and graduate education stake holders aimed at preparing doctoral students in a broader sense to successfully complete their studies.
Session Description
This presentation will commence by looking at some of the challenges in doctoral education i.e non-completion and departure from studies and how it impacts on adult learners and the society in general. The response in time past and the current state of affairs. The highlight of the presentation will be a suggested conceptual framework to successfully navigate doctoral education in a broader sense.