Academic Advising and Online Doctoral Student Persistence from Coursework to Independent Research

Autor/inn/en	Fiore, Todd D.; Heitner, Keri L.; Shaw, Melanie
Titel	Academic Advising and Online Doctoral Student Persistence from Coursework to Independent Research
Quelle	In: Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 23 (2019) 3 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1556-3847
Schlagwörter	Academic Advising; Faculty Advisers; Doctoral Students; Academic Persistence; Student Attitudes; Peer Relationship; Electronic Learning; Student Attrition; Researchers; Role Perception; College Graduates; Independent Study; Psychological Patterns + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akademischer Rat; Doctoral studies; Doctorate studies; Student; Students; Doctoral candidate; Doktorandenprogramm; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Doktorand; Doktorandin; Schülerverhalten; Peer-Beziehungen; Schülerbeurlaubung; Researcher; Forscher; Role conception; Rollenverständnis; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Selbststudium
Abstract	Approximately 50% of doctoral students do not complete their degrees. Attrition for online doctoral programs is 10% to 20% higher than traditional programs. This study's purpose was to understand online doctoral students' perceptions about the role of academic advisement in transitioning from coursework to independent research. Semi-structured interviews with 18 participants revealed six major themes pertaining to advising's role on persistence, the efficacy of advising, and potential improvements to advising. The major themes identified within and across three cases are: faculty advising is paramount, lack of process advisement, inconsistent advisement, peer advising is powerful, persistence comes from within, and doctoral research feels lonely. Further research is needed about online doctoral students' experience, particularly with respect to transitioning from coursework to independent research. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	State University of West Georgia. 1601 Maple Street, Honors House, Carrollton, GA 30118. Tel: 678-839-5489; Fax: 678-839-0636; e-mail: distance@westga.edu; Web site: http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01