Beyond the pride and the privilege : the stories of doctoral students and work-life balance

• Other Authors: Purnamasari, Agustina (Editor), Henry, B. Genise (Editor), Elue, Chinasa A. (Editor), Martinez, Edna (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2015]
• Series: Work-life balance.
• Subjects: Doctoral students > Case studies.; Work-life balance > Case studies.; elektronické knihy; Case studies.; Education > Schools > Levels > Higher.; Higher education, tertiary education.; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806611942
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-62396-908-0
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 153 pages) : illustrations

Attrition among doctoral students has become a perennial issue in higher education (Gardner, 2009; Golde, 2000) as 40 to 60 percent of doctoral students do not complete their program of study (Bair &Haworth, 2005). Such outcomes are inconsistent with the rigorous evaluation that occurs prior to...