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Unequal Socialization: Understanding Inequality in STEM Doctoral Education Across Different Developmental Stages136 views
Author
McCain, Jesse, Education - School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia
Advisors
Roksa, Josipa, Department of Sociology and School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia
Abstract
The manuscripts in this dissertation explore how inequality is manifested at specific points in time across the doctoral degree timeline in the biological sciences. They trace differences in doctoral student development through the role of relationships that mediate pathways through graduate education and into the career. This includes the cultivation of research skills and expertise in the earlier stages of doctoral study, the nature of relationships with faculty advisors in the later stages of socialization, and professional identity development during the career transition.
Degree
PHD (Doctor of Philosophy)
Keywords
doctoral education; STEM education; inequality; mentorship; sociology of education
McCain, Jesse. Unequal Socialization: Understanding Inequality in STEM Doctoral Education Across Different Developmental Stages. University of Virginia, Education - School of Education and Human Development, PHD (Doctor of Philosophy), 2024-04-26, https://doi.org/10.18130/2sga-b952.
