Women Scholars

"Over and over, studies have concluded that the doctoral experience is a monumental challenge in higher education, particularly for women. This book, Women Scholars: Navigating the Doctoral Journey, provides an enlightening ethnographic look at women and their doctoral developmental experiences. The book's aim is to empower women to be able to contextualize their experience while also offering support and inspiring readers to consider alternative ways to successfully approach the doctoral process. Women anticipating and entering the life of academia will benefit from the voices and experiences shared by the women scholars in this book. The essay writers in this volume offer an examination of critical incidents in their doctoral experiences and offer strategies they have found helpful in managing those incidents. The book also addresses challenges presented by the transition from doctoral study to post-doc employment. The volume presents 46 essays from 40 women representing a range of ages, ethnicities, academic disciplines, sexual orientations, family circumstances, and family educational histories. Their stories are told in five stages: Stage 1: Preadmission to Enrollment Stage 2: First Year of Program Stage 3: Second Year Through Candidacy Stage 4: The Dissertation Stage Stage 5: Completion and Transition to Employment."--

CHAPTER 35 MAKING THE PhD HAPPEN: STAGE 4 ANNE TOOLAN ROWLEY

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; DEDICATION; ABOUT THE EDITORS; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; PART I: Stage 1: From Preadmission to Enrollment; CHAPTER 1 FROM THE CONCRETE WALLS OF SPANISH HARLEM TO THE MOSAIC TILES OF ACADEMIA SHERLENE AYALA, MS, Doctoral Candidate; CHAPTER 2 DO I REALLY WANT OR NEEDA DOCTORATE, AND HOW DOI CHOOSE THE RIGHT PROGRAMFOR ME? DELMY M. LENDOF; CHAPTER 3 YOU CAN'T DO THAT! CHERIE L. KING; CHAPTER 4 "GOOD MOMS DON'T GO TODOCTORAL PROGRAMS" JODY J. FIORINI; CHAPTER 5 FIRST STEPS MARGARET LEONE

CHAPTER 6 MAKING THE PhD HAPPEN:STAGE 1-PREADMISSION TOENROLLMENT ANNE TOOLAN ROWLEYCHAPTER 7 THE OVERNIGHT PSYCHOLOGIST HILLARY HURST BUSH; CHAPTER 8 NOT ALL WHO WANDER ARE LOST BEVERLY A. BURNELL; CHAPTER 9 THE TICKET TO THE DANCE EMILY PHILLIPS; PART II: Stage 2: First Year of the Program; CHAPTER 10 THE IMPORTANCE OF ASUCCESSFUL PEER SUPPORT GROUP ANNA W. NOLAN; CHAPTER 11 THE LANGUAGE OF THE ACADEMY:AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERIN A DOCTORAL PROGRAM CINZIA PICA-SMITH

CHAPTER 12 THE DOCTORAL EXPERIENCE:ONE SINGLE WOMAN'S RESPONSETO THE (MIS)PERCEPTIONS OFACADEMIC PEERS AND FAMILY MAUREEN E. SQUIRESCHAPTER 13 MY FIR…