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Löfström, Erika; Peltonen, Jouni; Frick, Liezel; Niglas, Katrin; Pyhältö, Kirsi – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2023
The purpose of this study was to examine variation in doctoral students' experiences of ethics in doctoral supervision and how these experiences are related to research engagement, burnout, satisfaction, and intending to discontinue PhD studies. Data were collected from 860 doctoral students in Finland, Estonia, and South Africa. Four distinct…
Descriptors: Profiles, Doctoral Students, Student Experience, Ethics
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Adriana, Lezama-Solano; Mauricio, Castro; Delores, Chambers; Loreida, Timberg; Kadri, Koppel; Edgar, Chambers, IV; Yu, Huizi – Journal of Food Science Education, 2019
Abstract A globalized world requires research to transcend geographical boundaries; this includes training students in international collaborative research. The purpose of this project was to identify the benefits, opportunities, and challenges of students from two universities (Kansas State Univ. and Tallin Univ. of Technology) working on an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Cooperation, Partnerships in Education, Universities
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Lepp, Liina; Remmik, Marvi; Leijen, Äli; Leijen, Djuddah A. J. – SAGE Open, 2016
We explored doctoral supervisors' explanations for students' lack of progress toward gaining their degree and describe the activities that supervisors said they take on such occasions. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews from 21 supervisors specializing in the fields of natural and educational sciences and then analyzed using…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Student Research, Supervisors
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Leijen, Ä.; Lepp, L.; Remmik, M. – Studies in Continuing Education, 2016
Recent reforms in higher education have provided material for researching different aspects of doctoral studies in a variety of ways. Much of the current literature concentrates on characteristics of effective supervision and doctoral students' experiences. Less attention has been paid to the study experiences of non-completers--former doctoral…
Descriptors: Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Doctoral Programs