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Academic Integration of Doctoral Students: Applying Tinto’s Model

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Academic Integration Of Doctoral Students: Applying Tinto’S Model, Felice D. Billups Jan 2010

Academic Integration Of Doctoral Students: Applying Tinto’S Model, Felice D. Billups

Higher Education

Doctoral students comprise a unique population with special needs and concerns. While considerable research has investigated graduate student satisfaction and retention (Brandes, 2006; Golde, 1998; Tinto, 1987), much of the research views graduate students as extensions of undergraduates in terms of their motivations and needs.