The Development of Doctoral Students: Phases of Challenge and Support
Why do we need to understand doctoral students' development?
Why have doctoral students been forgotten?
How do doctoral students develop?
A model of doctoral student development
Student Development Theory: a Primer
Defining student development
Social identity development
Racial identity development
Understanding Doctoral Education
Doctoral degrees and their purposes
The structure of the doctoral program
Today's doctoral students
Key constituencies in the doctoral program
Challenge: the initial transition
Challenge: changes in thinking
Challenge: the transition from undergraduate to graduate school expectations
Support: initial relationships with peers and faculty
Student departure in phase I
Support: peer relationships
Support: advisor relationship
Student departure in phase II
Challenge: transition to candidacy
Challenge: the dissertation experience
Support: the dissertation advisor
Challenge: the job search
Challenge: transition to professional role
Student departure in phase III
Summary and Recommendations
Implications for phases I, II, III
Implications for future research
Details of research conducted to construct the model.
