TY - JOUR
AU - Hubbard, Kyle
AB - Volume 13, 2018 THE PHD EXPERIENCE: A REVIEW OF THE FACTORS INFLUENCING DOCTORAL STUDENTS’ COMPLETION, ACHIEVEMENT, AND WELL-BEING Anna Sverdlik* McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada anna.sverdlik@mail.mcgill.ca Nathan C. Hall McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada nathan.c.hall@mcgill.ca Lynn McAlpine University of Oxford, Oxford, England lynn.mcalpine@learning.ox.ac.uk Kyle Hubbard McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada kyle.hubbard@mail.mcgill.ca * Corresponding author ABSTRACT Aim/Purpose Research on students in higher education contexts to date has focused primarily on the experiences undergraduates, largely overlooking topics relevant to doctoral students’ mental, physiological, motivational, and social experiences. Existing re- search on doctoral students has consistently found mental and physical health con- cerns and high attrition rates among these students, but a comprehensive under- standing of these students’ experiences is still lacking. Background The present review paper aims to offer deep insight into the issues affecting doc- toral students by reviewing and critically analyzing recent literature on the doctoral experience. An extensive review of recent literature uncovered factors that can be readily categorized as external and internal to the doctoral student; external factors include supervision, personal/social lives, the department and socialization, and financial support opportunities, while internal factors motivation, writing skills, self- regulatory strategies, and academic identity. Methodology 163 empirical articles on 
TI - The PhD Experience: A Review of the Factors Influencing Doctoral Students’ Completion, Achievement, and Well-Being
JF - International journal of doctoral studies
DO - 10.28945/4113
DA - 2018-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/unpaywall/the-phd-experience-a-review-of-the-factors-influencing-doctoral-D1PzMtBIeU
DP - DeepDyve
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