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STRATEGIC INTERVENTION FOR DOCTORAL COMPLETION

STRATEGIC INTERVENTION FOR DOCTORAL COMPLETION. Maureen Grasso Dean of the Graduate School The University of Georgia. Project Overview. Partnership - UGA, NC State, and University of Florida UGA- will lead the research component NC State and Florida - site coordinators. Project Overview.

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STRATEGIC INTERVENTION FOR DOCTORAL COMPLETION

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  1. STRATEGIC INTERVENTION FOR DOCTORAL COMPLETION Maureen Grasso Dean of the Graduate School The University of Georgia

  2. Project Overview • Partnership - UGA, NC State, and University of Florida • UGA- will lead the research component • NC State and Florida - site coordinators

  3. Project Overview • STEM and humanities departments • 12 departments at each university

  4. Four Conditions for Optimal Doctoral Completion • Condition #1: The right people apply for doctoral study • Condition #2: The right applicants are admitted as doctoral students

  5. Four Conditions for Optimal Doctoral Completion • Condition #3: Students and faculty form productive working relationships • Condition #4: Students experience social support from fellow students

  6. Project Goals • Goal #1. Improve information for prospective students • Goal #2. Analyze admission practices; advise and assist the departments in making needed improvements.

  7. Project Goals • Goal #3. Analyze department-level orientation and advisor-matching procedures; advise and assist in making needed improvements.

  8. Project Goals • Goal #4. Provide faculty with information about and the opportunity to discuss the topics that influence degree completion • Goal #5. Provide students with information about and the opportunity to discuss important topics in doctoral education

  9. Project Goals • Goal #6. Establish an online, problem-centered forum to foster peer support among doctoral candidates in the selected department. • Goal #7. Assess the impact of the interventions

  10. Research Component • Research Activity #1: Data-Mining and Benchmarking • Establish norms within and among the three universities • Research Activity #2: Program Practices Information

  11. Research Component • Research Activity #3: Study of Faculty Perceptions • Research Activity #4: Student Cohort Study

  12. Research Component • Research Activity #5: Establishment of Exit Questionnaire • Research Activity #6: Evaluating the Interventions • Future action conference

  13. Benefits of the Study • Suggested actions to improve doctoral completion based on both normative and descriptive data • The intention of graduate deans at the participating institutions to subsequently expand our efforts • A series of six web-based research briefs

  14. Strategic intervention for Doctoral Completion at Three Southern Land Grant Institutions: A Proposal for Collaborative Action

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