On Becoming a Scholar

by Gardner, Susan K.; Mendoza, Pilar; Austin, Ann E.

• ISBN13: 9781579224455
• ISBN10: 1579224458
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-30
• Publisher: Stylus Pub Llc

Summary

Despite considerable research that has provided a better understanding of the challenges of doctoral education, it remains the case that only 57 percent of all doctoral students will complete their programs.

Author Biography

Susan K. Gardner is associate professor of higher education at the University of Maine, Orono. She writes and presents widely on issues related to doctoral student success and development. Pilar Mendoza is currently assistant professor in higher education at the University of Florida, having previously served as an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Oklahoma State University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Setting the Context
Introduction	p. 3
The Ph.D. In the United States	p. 11
Socialization for the Profession
Doctoral Student Socialization for Teaching Roles	p. 29
Doctoral Student Socialization for Research	p. 45
Doctoral Student Socialization for Service	p. 57
Contextualizing Socialization
Entering Different Worlds: Socialization into Disciplinary Communities	p. 79
Doctoral Student Socialization in Interdisciplinary Fields	p. 97
Academic Capitalism: A New Landscape for Doctoral Socialization	p. 113
Intersecting Socialization and Demographics
The Individual and the Institution: Socialization and Gender	p. 137
The Ph.D. Degree and the Marriage License: A Good Pairing for Socializing Students to Doctoral Education?	p. l57
A Sense of Belonging: Socialization Factors That Influence the Transitions of Students of Color into Advanced-Degree Programs	p. 179
Beyond Socialization
Doctoral Student Development	p. 203
Doctoral Students as Adult Learners	p. 223
Exploring Epistemological Diversity in a Doctoral Seminar	p. 243
Conclusion	p. 265
Contributors	p. 271
Index	p. 279
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