Doctorate level attainment has increased significantly in developed economies. In 2019, the
average share of 25–64-year-olds with a doctorate across the OECD was around 1 …

Introduction Burnout is a growing problem among young researchers, affecting individuals,
organizations and society. Our study aims to identify burnout profiles and highlight the …

Doctoral advising serves a pivotal role in graduate education but is too often rooted in power
inequities that have adverse impacts. In this narrative inquiry study, we examined how 28 …

Women in academia are typically outnumbered by men, a phenomenon metaphorically
known as “the leaky pipeline.” This study contributes by showing a motherhood penalty in …

The permanence of students in doctoral programs is a multi-causal phenomenon, which
makes it difficult to address and leads to an isolated investigation of its causes, being …

Withdrawal from doctoral education has been recognized as a problem with negative
consequences for different actors, leading researchers worldwide to explore its underlying …

Recent studies, controlling for publications and other observable career signals, suggest
that women have a higher chance of becoming tenured sociology professors in German …

The purpose of the present investigation is to shed light on the intraindividual (ie, within-
person) process of distancing from the goal of obtaining a PhD. Based on the motivational …

Introduction Sustainable development is increasingly recognized as a crucial component of
education at all levels, including specialized academic work. As a result, the importance of …

Online doctoral dropout is a persistent yet largely overlooked issue by institutions and
researchers. This qualitative study investigated thecandidates' circumstances leading to …