ERIC Number: EJ1185341
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Jun
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Doctoral Students' Satisfaction in a Research-Focused Korean University: Socio-Environmental and Motivational Factors
Shin, Jung Cheol; Kim, Seung Jung; Kim, Eunyoung; Lim, Heejin
Asia Pacific Education Review, v19 n2 p159-168 Jun 2018
This study investigates the relationships between students' satisfaction with their doctoral program and motivational and socio-environmental factors. In this study, doctoral students' satisfaction with their program is measured by their learning experiences such as quality of theoretical knowledge, research methodology, and competency. The survey data for this study were collected at a comprehensive and research-focused university in South Korea. Findings indicate that socialization and motivational factors are associated with doctoral students' satisfaction with their program. Additionally, this study suggests that academic advisors should pay more attention to the changing job markets for PhD students because students' satisfaction with their doctoral program is strongly related to their future job prospects.
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Employment Opportunities, Student Attitudes, Learning Experience, Research Skills, Student Surveys, Research Universities, Academic Advising, Labor Market, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Doctoral Degrees
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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