Navigating Through Postgraduate Research: Experiences of Doctoral Studies Students in Kenyan Universities

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dc.contributor.authorItegi, Florence M.
dc.contributor.authorMichubu, Mutuma W.
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-15T08:38:43Z
dc.date.available2021-10-15T08:38:43Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionResearch articleen_US
dc.description.abstractDoctoral degree is perceived as the pinnacle of educational achievement. More so, doctoral degree is a central pillar in establishing the human capital needed for sustainable social, economic and political development globally. In addition, many Universities across the globe have developed stringent measures to market and attract students especially at the PhD level given the grey profile of established academia in their institutions of higher education. Despite the rising number of students registering for PhD programmes; research has shown there is concern about high level of non-completion, low completion rates and long tedious time for completion in many institutions globally and in Africa Kenya included. The expansion of higher education institutions depends on their level of throughput in form of PhD graduates to revamp their human capital base. However, high attrition rates and consequent mental distress PhD studies causes to students raises the need to interrogate their experiences focusing on factors determining completion rates. Specifically, the paper will focus on institutional factors including policies, supervision and facilities. Student personal factors will include; demographic variables, self-motivation, work-study conflicts and finance. The paper is based on review of literature and lived experiences of the authors as once PhD students and later graduating as faculty and supervisors. The paper will contribute to limited existing facts in field of doctoral studies and spotlight factors shaping the landscape of doctoral.en_US
dc.identifier.citationItegi, Florence & Mutuma, Wilson. (2020). Navigating Through Postgraduate Research: Experiences of Doctoral Studies Students in Kenyan Universities. 5. 1.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1302-6488
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/22778
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Innovative Research and Knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectChallengesen_US
dc.subjectCompletionen_US
dc.subjectDoctoral Studiesen_US
dc.subjectResearch and Supervisionen_US
dc.titleNavigating Through Postgraduate Research: Experiences of Doctoral Studies Students in Kenyan Universitiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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