Hispanic Doctoral Students Challenges: Qualitative Results

Bobbette Marie Morgan, Luis F. Alcocer

Abstract


Fifty doctoral students and graduates of a doctoral program in education on the Mexico border responded to six open ended questions which are part of the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate(CID). According to the CID developers, Walker, Golde, Jones, Bueschel and Hutchings, “the purpose… is to examine the relationship between student experiences in a doctoral program and the outcomes of doctoral education. The responses address the full range of responsibilities which may be expected of a holder of the doctorate, including research, teaching, and the application of knowledge and skills in the discipline to practical problems in the world outside the university.†Preliminary analysis of findings indicate that Hispanic doctoral students feel more supported with a structured format to assist them in the development of their proposals, social events to promote bonding of members, and structuring classes to keep cohorts moving forward together through core courses and specialization clusters.


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Hispanics; doctoral education; graduate studies

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