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ERIC Number: EJ436086
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-0365
The Determinants of Progress to the Doctoral Degree.
Gillingham, Lisa; And Others
Research in Higher Education, v32 n4 p449-68 Aug 1991
A study of 723 doctoral students investigated the relationship between time taken to complete the degree and economic factors, including employment hours, study hours, household income, indebtedness, amount and type of aid, and part-time student status. Field of study and foreign/domestic student status were also considered. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Debt (Financial), Doctoral Degrees, Economic Factors, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Income, Institutional Research, Intellectual Disciplines, Part Time Students, Program Length, Student Characteristics, Student Employment, Study Habits, Time to Degree
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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