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Resource Use And Success In Life Science Graduate Education, Maryrose Weatherton
Resource Use And Success In Life Science Graduate Education, Maryrose Weatherton
Doctoral Dissertations
Given that attrition rates for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) graduate programs have been higher than 50% for more than a decade, increasing student success in graduate programs has long been a focus of research in higher education. However, previous research has paid little attention to the opinions and experiences of graduate students themselves. Graduate students’ lived experiences may be critical to understanding factors driving graduate attrition and to improving STEM graduate programs broadly. This dissertation explored two understudied aspects of the graduate student experience: students’ definitions of success and their use of resources.
I used interviews and surveys …