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Direct linkBoyle, Peg; Boice, Bob – New Directions for Higher Education, 1998
Interviews with 66 students, faculty, and administrators in ten departments of a large public research university revealed a number of factors instrumental in integrating first-year students successfully into graduate programs: a structured departmental orientation complementing the university-wide orientation; a culture of collegiality;…
Descriptors: Assignments, College Faculty, Collegiality, Feedback
Download full textBoyle, Peg; Boice, Bob – 1995
This paper proposes a model for graduate student success and reports the results of a study of factors affecting the success of 40 first-year graduate students. Based on a review of the literature, a four-element model for graduate success was devised that focused on: (1) immersion in research activities; (2) academic regimen and planning; (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Department Heads, Departments, Graduate Students
