Investigating the Tension between Persistence and Well-Being in Engineering Doctoral Programs

Autor/inn/en	Shanachilubwa, Kanembe; Sallai, Gabriella; Berdanier, Catherine G. P.
Titel	Investigating the Tension between Persistence and Well-Being in Engineering Doctoral Programs
Quelle	In: Journal of Engineering Education, 112 (2023) 3, S.587-612 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Shanachilubwa, Kanembe) ORCID (Sallai, Gabriella) ORCID (Berdanier, Catherine G. P.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1069-4730
DOI	10.1002/jee.20526
Schlagwörter	Engineering Education; Doctoral Programs; Doctoral Students; Well Being; Barriers; Student Experience; Difficulty Level; Stress Variables; Academic Persistence; Influences; Problems; Theories + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ingenieurausbildung; Doktorandenprogramm; Doctoral studies; Doctorate studies; Student; Students; Doctoral candidate; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Doktorand; Doktorandin; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Studienerfahrung; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Problemsituation; Theory; Theorie
Abstract	Background: While studies examining graduate engineering student attrition have grown more prevalent, there is an incomplete understanding of the plight faced by persisting students. As mental health and well-being crises emerge in graduate student populations, it is important to understand how students conceptualize their well-being in relation to their decisions to persist or depart from their program. Purpose/Hypothesis: The purpose of this article is to characterize the well-being of students who endured overwhelming difficulties in their doctoral engineering programs. The PERMA-V framework of well-being theory proposes that well-being is a multifaceted construct comprised of "p"ositive emotion, "e"ngagement, "r"elationships, "m"eaning, "a"ccomplishment, and "v"itality. Design/Method: Data were collected in a mixed-methods research design through two rounds of qualitative semistructured interviews and a survey-based PERMA-V profiling instrument. Interview data were analyzed thematically using the PERMA-V framework as an a priori coding schema and narrative configuration and analysis. Results: The narratives demonstrated the interconnectedness between the different facets of well-being and how they were influenced by various experiences the participants encountered. The participants in this study faced prolonged and extreme adversity. By understanding how the multiple dimensions of well-being theory manifested in their narratives, we better understood and interpreted how these participants chose to persist. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01