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Sinclair, Jennifer; Barnacle, Robyn; Cuthbert, Denise – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
While much research focuses on factors contributing to doctoral completion, few studies explore the role of the doctorate in forming active researchers with the skills, know-how and appetite to pursue research post-completion. This article investigates 15 existing studies for evidence of what factors in the doctoral experience may contribute to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Study
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Chung, Kon Shing Kenneth; Paredes, Walter Christian – Educational Technology & Society, 2015
In this study, we develop a theoretical model to investigate the association between social network properties, "content richness" (CR) in academic learning discourse, and performance. CR is the extent to which one contributes content that is meaningful, insightful and constructive to aid learning and by social network properties we…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning