Professional seminar for doctoral students at a Research I University is a 1-credit course, 2 bel... more Professional seminar for doctoral students at a Research I University is a 1-credit course, 2 below the conventional courses. However, the course content covers at least 3 years' worth of experiences, knowledge, and processes compressed into a single school year. The course typically extends over 16 weeks and 24 actual contact hours with 1 professor to 7 students on average. Assignments expose students to professional jobs in academia, resources available on campus, grant writing procedures, and facilitate the trajectory and purpose of the doctoral process. The purpose of this study is to investigate doctoral students' narratives on the value they hold for seminar. Findings indicate an overarching theme of value among 5 categories: opportunities, cohort, departmental support, overcoming obstacles, and vested interest.
Professional seminar for doctoral students at a Research I University is a 1-credit course, 2 bel... more Professional seminar for doctoral students at a Research I University is a 1-credit course, 2 below the conventional courses. However, the course content covers at least 3 years' worth of experiences, knowledge, and processes compressed into a single school year. The course typically extends over 16 weeks and 24 actual contact hours with 1 professor to 7 students on average. Assignments expose students to professional jobs in academia, resources available on campus, grant writing procedures, and facilitate the trajectory and purpose of the doctoral process. The purpose of this study is to investigate doctoral students' narratives on the value they hold for seminar. Findings indicate an overarching theme of value among 5 categories: opportunities, cohort, departmental support, overcoming obstacles, and vested interest. Doctoral students have more than just coursework to complete. The entire doctoral journey is one that entails many levels, each with various components that ne...
New Literacies (Knobel & Lankshear, 2007) means a change in dispositions of young adult readers t... more New Literacies (Knobel & Lankshear, 2007) means a change in dispositions of young adult readers today. While text is generally accessible on mobile tools, it is not the tools that can be used to encourage reading but instead the cultural vibe that can encourage an attitudinal shift toward books. Books can be hip, and if we harness their inherent social capital by capturing and extending the buzz about hot new young adult literature, then that discourse can motivate students to read. While we know that students who read get better at reading, we need to explore ways to harness the participatory nature of today's students in order to reach aliterate students, those who can read but choose not to. Athletes not in training fail to increase muscle mass, stamina, or flexibility. Likewise, students who aren't reading allow their reading skills to atrophy. The most important thing students can do to prepare for reading comprehension tests is to engage in texts. Engagement happens wh...
Professional seminar for doctoral students at a Research I University is a 1-credit course, 2 bel... more Professional seminar for doctoral students at a Research I University is a 1-credit course, 2 below the conventional courses. However, the course content covers at least 3 years' worth of experiences, knowledge, and processes compressed into a single school year. The course typically extends over 16 weeks and 24 actual contact hours with 1 professor to 7 students on average. Assignments expose students to professional jobs in academia, resources available on campus, grant writing procedures, and facilitate the trajectory and purpose of the doctoral process. The purpose of this study is to investigate doctoral students' narratives on the value they hold for seminar. Findings indicate an overarching theme of value among 5 categories: opportunities, cohort, departmental support, overcoming obstacles, and vested interest.
Professional seminar for doctoral students at a Research I University is a 1-credit course, 2 bel... more Professional seminar for doctoral students at a Research I University is a 1-credit course, 2 below the conventional courses. However, the course content covers at least 3 years' worth of experiences, knowledge, and processes compressed into a single school year. The course typically extends over 16 weeks and 24 actual contact hours with 1 professor to 7 students on average. Assignments expose students to professional jobs in academia, resources available on campus, grant writing procedures, and facilitate the trajectory and purpose of the doctoral process. The purpose of this study is to investigate doctoral students' narratives on the value they hold for seminar. Findings indicate an overarching theme of value among 5 categories: opportunities, cohort, departmental support, overcoming obstacles, and vested interest. Doctoral students have more than just coursework to complete. The entire doctoral journey is one that entails many levels, each with various components that ne...
New Literacies (Knobel & Lankshear, 2007) means a change in dispositions of young adult readers t... more New Literacies (Knobel & Lankshear, 2007) means a change in dispositions of young adult readers today. While text is generally accessible on mobile tools, it is not the tools that can be used to encourage reading but instead the cultural vibe that can encourage an attitudinal shift toward books. Books can be hip, and if we harness their inherent social capital by capturing and extending the buzz about hot new young adult literature, then that discourse can motivate students to read. While we know that students who read get better at reading, we need to explore ways to harness the participatory nature of today's students in order to reach aliterate students, those who can read but choose not to. Athletes not in training fail to increase muscle mass, stamina, or flexibility. Likewise, students who aren't reading allow their reading skills to atrophy. The most important thing students can do to prepare for reading comprehension tests is to engage in texts. Engagement happens wh...
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