Completing the Three Stages of Doctoral Education: An Event History Analysis

Volume: 53, Issue: 6, Pages: 640 - 660
Published: Sep 1, 2012
Abstract
Doctoral programs have high dropout rates of 43% representing the highest among all post-baccalaureate programs. Cross sectional studies of doctoral students’ retention have showed the importance of financial aid in predicting degree completion. These studies however, do not estimate the labor market’s effect on doctoral student retention and neglect the longitudinal nature of doctoral study and the multiple requirements that make doctoral...
Paper Details
Title
Completing the Three Stages of Doctoral Education: An Event History Analysis
Published Date
Sep 1, 2012
Volume
53
Issue
6
Pages
640 - 660
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