Counseling Faculty Publications and Presentations
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of the experiences of women that lead them to pursue a Ph.D in Counseling, as well a study of their experiences in their doctoral program. The goal of this study is to identify those factors related to women’s academic success. This study applies the resiliency and emotional intelligence (EI) framework to analyze the subjects' experiences. Another construct related to EI and resilience, Antonovsky’s (1987) theory of coherence, is employed to explain the way in which the subjects converted negative external factors into achievement motivation. A three and a half hour focus group, facilitated by an open-ended questionnaire, was audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed independently by the four researchers. The results found two overarching themes, consistent with previous research by Amini et al. (2008): (a) attributes, attitudes, and motivation and (b) extrinsic supportive factors. Another theme uncovered in this study was the impact of (c) negative external factors. The paper concludes with a discussion of these findings, suggestions for future research, and ideas for ways in which doctoral programs and faculty can promote the success of female doctoral students.
Recommended Citation
Castro, V., Garcia, E. E., Jr, J. C., & Castro, A. Y. (2011). The Road to Doctoral Success and Beyond. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 6, 051–077. https://doi.org/10.28945/1428
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First Page
51
Last Page
77
Publication Title
International Journal of Doctoral Studies
DOI
10.28945/1428
Comments
Original published version available at https://doi.org/10.28945/1428