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ERIC Number: EJ554101
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-0560
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Psychosocial Factors Affecting Dissertation Completion.
Green, Kathy E.
New Directions for Higher Education, n99 p57-64 Fall 1997
Reviews the psychosocial factors associated with doctoral dissertation completion or delay. Examines the effects of two factors, procrastination and perfectionism, in greater detail and reports on a study of 142 education doctoral students and 97 graduates. Notes that educators should consider the role of these psychosocial factors as they help students through their doctoral programs. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Dependency (Personality), Doctoral Dissertations, Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Psychological Characteristics, Social Influences, Student Characteristics, Success, Withdrawal (Education)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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