Supporting scholar- practitioners toward doctoral degree attainment: Intentional strategies for dissertation completion

Sarah Marie Marshall, Barbara A. Klocko

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Abstract

This chapter examines the role of practitioner as scholar; overviews doctoral completion statistics and Time To Degree (TTD); reviews the literature on barriers and facilitating factors to dissertation completion with particular focus on part-time students who work full-time; and outlines ongoing departmental strategies for improving doctoral completion rates and reducing the time to degree. The aim of this chapter is to serve as a resource for doctoral students, faculty dissertation advisors, and program directors who wish to strengthen programs and practices to achieve the common goal of timely dissertation completion leading to the earned doctoral degree.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationContemporary Approaches to Dissertation Development and Research Methods
PublisherIGI Global
Pages286-299
Number of pages14
ISBN (Electronic)9781522504467
ISBN (Print)1522504451, 9781522504450
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 16 2016

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