Black PhD Students’ Academic Adjustment, Inclusion, Productivity and Risks of Attrition: A Social Network Analysis training on Navigating Analytics Data
In times of changing demographics in higher education in the United States, Black doctoral students are facing the larger racial disparity across the professoriate pipeline. For this study Black doctoral students’ university relationships were analyzed, with a focus on the intersectional characteristics of their links (eg. adverse, supportive, social, race or academic status) relationship to unique academic and social effects. Researchers from Florida International University, Universidad de los Andes, and University of Exeter were involved in this study.
This was an online presentation of Developmental Doctoral Student Ana Rodriguez's study results
The study found that Black PhD. students’ social network structures inform feelings of inclusion, risks of attrition, research productivity and academic adjustment but not their achievement emotions. Results confirm the need to understand these students unique socialization experiences to reduce racial disparities in the academic pipeline. This virtual research presentation took place on May 12th, 2020.
SISC Working Group Professional Development
The SISC Working Group prioritizes professional development as a key element of graduate training. Through the centering of social justice frameworks, these sessions strengthen our members capacity to engage in research, teaching and service addressing pressing social needs across diverse populations.
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