The study explored features of an educational doctoral program that enhances doctoral student success. Doctoral student success is defined broadly to include not only completion and retention rates, but also the ability of the program to produce effective scholars in the field. The study utilized a mixed-method approach, incorporating quantitative and qualitative data from both alumni and current doctoral students. A total of 113 students participated in the survey and another 20 students participated in two parallel focus group discussions. A factor analysis of the 31-item-survey identified six dimensions representing different aspects of the doctoral program with an internal consistency measure of reliability ranging from 0.76 to 0.97. Quantitative and qualitative findings converged in highlighting the importance of Program Support/Program Structure, Advisor Support/Faculty Mentorship, and Research Engagement/Formation of Scholars on doctoral students’ success. These features incorporate effective socialization activities within the program. The study recommends that doctoral programs incorporate research engagement and effective mentorship activities into the program’s structure for sustainable scholarship.

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Data presented in this chapter are part of a larger qualitative study that explored identity and career experiences of Muslim immigrant women in American context. This chapter focuses on one of the domains that emerged from this larger study. Specifically, this chapter reports on data in the career and education experience domain, which explores career and work-related experiences of first-generation immigrant Muslim women in the United States. Informed by relational approaches to career development and a social identity perspective, this investigation was grounded in social constructivist paradigm, and utilized consensual qualitative research (CQR) methods to analyze the data collected through semi-structured interviews with fifteen women from diverse backgrounds. Results suggest that immigrant Muslim women dynamically craft their selves in contexts defined by instability, pressure, and tension. Despite numerous difficulties encountered upon relocation, their narratives speak to the women's agency and competency to craft their lives and careers effectively.

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