An E-mentoring Approach that Promotes Doctoral Persistence

Virtual Brief Paper ID: 41740
  1. aaa
    Amanda Rockinson-Szapkiw
    Liberty University

Abstract: Doctoral attrition rates in the United States range from 40 – 70% (Berelson, 1960; Council of Graduate Schools Ph.D. Completion Project, 2007); and the problem of attrition is even more grave in the online environment (Rovai, 2002a). This problem, both in traditional and online doctoral programs, is multi-faceted problem as researchers have identified numerous student and institutional factors as contributing to doctoral attrition. Institutional factors include economic integration, effective advising/mentoring, program type (e.g., online vs. face-to-face), and tools for supporting doctoral students. While all stages of the doctoral journey are demanding, students consistently report that the writing of the dissertation is the most demanding (Spaulding & Rockinson-Szapkiw, 2012); thus, it is a time when attrition frequently occurs. Thus, instructions need to be concerned with providing support for online doctoral students in the dissertation phase in order to decrease attrition

Topic

Conference attendees are able to comment on papers, view the full text and slides, and attend live presentations. If you are an attendee, please login to get full access.
x