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Martin, Lisa D. – Journal of Music Teacher Education, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine music education doctoral students' shifting occupational identity beliefs, career intent and commitment, and overall confidence for teaching in higher education. A total of 124 music education doctoral students, enrolled at 29 institutions of higher education in the United States, completed a onetime,…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Music Education, Graduate Students, Professional Identity
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Erichsen, Elizabeth Anne; Bolliger, Doris U.; Halupa, Colleen – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
There are no universal, precise, or explicit criteria for completing a doctoral degree successfully. Researchers and practitioners have pointed out how difficult and time consuming the supervision of graduate student research can be. When students in doctoral programs complete their degrees via distance delivery, supervision of graduate students…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Participant Satisfaction, Distance Education, Supervision
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Cockrell, Casey N.; Shelley, Kyna – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2011
This study investigated the relationship of formal academic support systems and stage of doctoral study on persistence, satisfaction, and knowledge of resources, expectations, and customs in doctoral education. Doctoral students (N = 141) enrolled in four public institutions in a southeastern state were surveyed. An online questionnaire, adapted…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Participant Satisfaction