The quality of admission to Russian doctoral programs during the COVID-19 pandemic

Maloshonok, Natalia; Zhuchkova, Svetlana; Bekova, Saule; Terentev, Evgeniy

doi:10.1080/14703297.2023.2237961

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“…The majority of organizations in Russia still utilize the Soviet-era formal selection system, which comprises three exams: major, foreign language, and philosophy [30]. The common usage of formal criteria leads to a growing share of students with non-academic motivation, irrelevant skills, and lower chances of success [31]. Although normative documents allow for a change in the selection system, only a limited number of organizations currently use alternative criteria emphasizing candidates' previous learning and research experiences (2-25% depending on a specific procedure; [32]).…”

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Building a strong foundation: How pre-doctorate experience shapes doctoral student outcomes

Zhuchkova,

Bekova

2023

PLoS ONE

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The effectiveness of doctoral programs has been a major topic of interest for national policies, universities, and researchers for decades now. However, studies that try to identify factors associated with doctoral students’ success usually focus on characteristics measured during doctoral training, while the role of pre-doctorate characteristics remains underexplored. This research aims to fill this gap by examining whether and how various aspects of pre-doctorate experience–academic achievements, research experience related and unrelated to the dissertation topic, and teaching experience–contribute to the successful defense of the doctoral dissertation. Using data from a survey of the Russian doctoral programs’ graduates (N = 985) and regression analysis, we show that research experience related to the dissertation topic is the only pre-doctorate characteristic associated with the successful defense of the dissertation. At the same time, the effect of this type of research experience vanishes when controlling for support from the supervisor and department that students receive during their training. The results of the study can be used for designing criteria for doctoral students’ admission campaigns and introduction of integrated, or fast-track, doctoral programs, as well as to broaden our understanding of the relative importance of environmental vs. individual factors of doctoral students’ outcomes.

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Building a strong foundation: How pre-doctorate experience shapes doctoral student outcomes

Zhuchkova,

Bekova

2023

PLoS ONE

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Factors associated with the permanence of doctoral students. A scoping review

Hurtado,

Rosado,

Aoiz

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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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 necessary a joint understanding. The aim is to investigate, through a scoping review of quantitative studies published between 2015 and 2021, the influence of individual, academic, socioeconomic and institutional factors on retention, attrition and dropout. The 32 included studies evidenced a predominance of research focused on individual factors versus few that combined all possibly relevant factors. The present study provides evidence for the emergence of several subfactors: female students, self-efficacy and motivation (individual); the relationship with the supervisor (academic); support for psychological needs (institutional); and migratory status (socioeconomic). This article highlights the need for research that understands this problem with a multifactor approach and an impact on permanence.

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The quality of admission to Russian doctoral programs during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 2 publications

References 17 publications

Building a strong foundation: How pre-doctorate experience shapes doctoral student outcomes

Building a strong foundation: How pre-doctorate experience shapes doctoral student outcomes

Factors associated with the permanence of doctoral students. A scoping review

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