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ERIC Number: EJ281291
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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The ABCs of ABDs: A Study of Incomplete Doctorates.
Jacks, Penelope; And Others
Improving College and University Teaching, v31 n2 p74-81 Spr 1983
A study of doctoral candidates who left doctoral study considered these factors: financial difficulties, relationships with advisors and/or committees, research problems, personal problems, employment interference, family demands, peer support loss of interest, and employment patterns. Implications for policy formation are considered. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Career Development, Doctoral Dissertations, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Employment Patterns, Faculty Workload, Financial Problems, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Policy Formation, Student Motivation, Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: All But Dissertation