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Direct linkMaher, Michelle A.; Ford, Martin E.; Thompson, Candace M. – Review of Higher Education, 2004
Using survey and qualitative data, this study identified emergent themes that remain consistent across or differentiate among reports of women earning their doctoral degree relatively quickly ("early-finishers") and those taking considerably longer ("late-finishers"). Emergent themes included commitment to timely degree completion, faculty…
Descriptors: Females, Doctoral Degrees, Graduate Students, Surveys
