From down but Determined to Doctor: A Phenomenological View of Doctoral Students in an All-But-Dissertation Completion Program

Autor/in	Dunkle, Lisa A.
Titel	From down but Determined to Doctor: A Phenomenological View of Doctoral Students in an All-But-Dissertation Completion Program
Quelle	(2022), (118 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Gwynedd Mercy University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-3684-2721-8
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Doctoral Students; Student Attitudes; Phenomenology; Doctoral Programs; Student Attrition; Teacher Student Relationship; Self Determination; Doctoral Dissertations; Teacher Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Doctoral studies; Doctorate studies; Student; Students; Doctoral candidate; Doktorandenprogramm; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Doktorand; Doktorandin; Schülerverhalten; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Schülerbeurlaubung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Selbstbestimmung; Doctoral dissertation; Doctoral thesis; Doctoral theses; Dissertationsschrift; Teacher behaviour; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	The purpose of this dissertation was to examine the perspectives of All-But-Dissertation (ABD) students who are currently enrolled in an ABD completion program after failing to complete their dissertations with their initial institutions of higher education and to then inform the higher education community about what ABD students need to be successful at this level of their doctoral work and ultimately lower attrition rates at their institutions. The literature reviewed was focused on Knowles' (1973) Theory of Adult Learning or All-But-Dissertation, doctoral cohort programs, supervisor influence on ABD students, faculty incivility, and how to avoid ABD status. Using a phenomenology methodology and Colaizzi's analysis techniques, the researcher interviewed members of an ABD completion program to uncover what went wrong the first time, how they felt about their inability to complete their dissertations, what made them try again, how they chose their current institution, and whether the ABD completion program was leading them to a successful outcome. Findings indicated a lack of support and faculty incivility by dissertation chairs and committee members during the dissertation phase as the main causes for the participant's inability to complete their dissertations, which led to devasting effects on participants psychologically, emotionally, and financially. Intrinsic determination led the participants to try again to achieve the goal of earning an Ed.D., and after finding an ABD completion program with the right people and program, participants were able to either experience a successful outcome or felt that they would complete their dissertations and therefore, their earn their degrees. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01