Volume 1
Printable Table of Contents: IJDS Volume 1, 2006    

Editorial Preface by Editor-in-Chief     ii
Yair Levy

Designing an Indonesian Leadership Training Program: Reflections upon Decisions Made    1
Alison Atwell

Dealing with Isolation Feelings in IS Doctoral Programs     21
Azad Ali
Frederick Kohun

The Professional Doctorate: Its Relativity to the Ph.D. and Relevance for the Knowledge Economy    35
Dieter Fink

Determining the Extent to Which Program Structure Features and Integration Mechanisms Facilitate or Impede Doctoral Student Persistence in Mathematics     45
Sarah Earl-Novell


Volume 2
Printable Table of Contents: IJDS Volume 2, 2007    

Editorial Preface by Editor-in-Chief     ii
Yair Levy

A Proposed Ph.D. Student Bill of Rights    1
Marc Schniederjans

Successfully Navigating the Stages of Doctoral Study    9
Varun Grover

Selecting a Doctoral Dissertation Supervisor: Analytical Hierarchy Approach to the Multiple Criteria Problem    23
Subhajyoti Ray

Dealing with Social Isolation to Minimize Doctoral Attrition – A Four Stage Framework    33
Azad Ali
Frederick Kohun


Volume 3
Printable Table of Contents: IJDS Volume 3, 2008    

Editorial Preface by Editor-in-Chief     iii
Yair Levy

Development of English Academic Writing Competence by Turkish Scholars    1
Louisa Buckingham

Situating Educational Computing Doctoral Students in a Community of Practice: A Rubric-driven, Online Portfolio System    19
Mary Jo Dondlinger
James G. Jones

The Social Side of Theory: A Community-Based Narrative of Research and Theory    31
Bernd Carsten Stahl
Jehad Al-Amri
Suad Almullah
Muneeb Dawood
Christine Fidler
Mohanad Halaweh
Osita Ibekwe
Raed Kareem Kanaan
Mick Phythian
Abdullah Al-Shery
Khaled Swesi
Sarai Tangai

Explication of Tacit Knowledge in Higher Education Institutional Research through the Criteria of Professional Practice Action Research Approach: A Focus Group Case Study at an Australian University    43
Edward Sek Wong

Selecting an Appropriate Publication Outlet: A Comprehensive Model of Journal Selection Criteria for Researchers in a Broad Range of Academic Disciplines    59
Linda V. Knight
Theresa A. Steinbach

Book Review: Doctorates Downunder: Keys to Successful Doctoral Study in Australia and New Zealand    81
Victoria Wise


Volume 4
Printable Table of Contents: IJDS Volume 4, 2009    

Editorial Preface     iii
Yair Levy

The Need for Teaching Doctoral Students How to Teach    1
Harvey J. Brightman

Volunteer Support of English as an Additional Language (EAL) for Doctoral Students    13
Susan Carter

The Business Professional Doctorate as an Informing Channel: A Survey and Analysis    27
T. Grandon Gill
Uwe Hoppe

The Experience of Nurse Faculty Members Enrolled in Doctoral Study    59
Carolyn J. Lee

Differential Item Functional Analysis by Gender and Race of the National Doctoral Program Survey    77
Benita Barnes
Craig S. Wells

Doctoral Dissertations by Publication: Building Scholarly Capacity Whilst Advancing New Knowledge in the Discipline of Nursing    97
Karen Francis
Jane Mills
Ysanne Chapman
Melanie Birks


Volume 5
Printable Table of Contents: IJDS Volume 5, 2010    

Editorial Preface     v
Yair Levy

Potential Predictors of Timely Completion among Dissertation Research Students at an Australian Faculty of Sciences    1
Vladimir Jiranek

Motives and Aspirations for Doctoral Study: Career, Personal, and Inter-personal Factors in the Decision to Embark on a History PhD    15
Ian Brailsford

Managing Perceived Coping Behavior While Mentoring Doctoral Students    29
Robert Samuel
Frederick Kohun

Faculty Perspectives on Doctoral Student Socialization in Five Disciplines    39
Susan K. Gardner

Doctoral Students’ Perceptions of Barriers to Reading Empirical Literature: A Mixed Analysis    55
Cindy L. Benge
Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie
Marla H. Mallette
Melissa L. Burgess

Starting to Publish Academic Research as a Doctoral Student    79
Dorian Stoilescu
Douglas McDougall

Book Review: Write to the Top! How to Become a Prolific Academic    93
Dorian Stoilescu


Volume 6
Printable Table of Contents: IJDS, Volume 6, 2011    

An Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Graduate Advising Survey for Doctoral Students    1
Benita Barnes
Linda A. Chard
Edward W. Wolfe
Martha L.A. Stassen
Elizabeth A. Williams

Feeling the Doctorate: Is Doctoral Research that Studies the Emotional Labor of Doctoral Students Possible?    19
Liora Nutov
Orit Hazzan

Empowering Doctoral Candidates in Finding Relevant Concepts in a Literature Set    33
Naomi Dreher
Heinz Dreher

The Road to Doctoral Success and Beyond    51
Veronica Castro
Elda E. Garcia
Javier Cavazos, Jr.
Alma Y. Castro

A Cultural Repertoire of Practices in Doctoral Education    79
Karri A. Holley

Guiding the Use of Grounded Theory in Doctoral Studies – An Example from the Australian Film Industry    95
Michael Jones
Irit Alony

A Mixed Research Investigation of Factors Related to Time to the Doctorate in Education    115
Hesborn O. Wao
Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie











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