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The Role of the Department and Discipline in Doctoral Student Attrition: Lessons from Four Departments

Golde, Chris M.·2005·The Journal of Higher Education
DOI 10.1080/00221546.2005.11772304
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This paper explains doctoral student attrition as a consequence of inadequate academic integration, a concept developed to explain undergraduate attrition. Theoretically, poor integration results from either isolation from or mismatch with the departmental (local) or disciplinary (national) communities. Interviews with students who left four departments at one university reveal six reasons (each present in at least three of the departments) that fit into a modified framework. A third category, "the discipline as filtered through the department," is added.

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Authors
Golde, C. M.
Venue
The Journal of Higher Education
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2005-11
Volume
76
Issue
6
Pages
669-700
ISSN
  • 0022-1546
  • 1538-4640
DOI
10.1080/00221546.2005.11772304
Cited by
524
References
1
Language
en

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