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Maryrose Weatherton1, Bailey M Von der Mehden1, Elisabeth E Schussler1
1Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996.
CBE Life Sciences Education
|September 26, 2023
Summary
Graduate students prioritize advisors and academic stipends for success. Resource value is determined by the needs they fulfill, not student demographics.
Area of Science:
- Life Sciences
- Graduate Education
Background:
- Graduate students navigate numerous resource choices for program success.
- Perceptions of resource value significantly influence these choices.
- Understanding the drivers of resource value is crucial for student support.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify key resources for life science (LS) graduate students.
- To explore the factors driving graduate students' perceptions of resource value.
- To examine demographic differences in resource choice and value.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative study employing expectancy-value theory.
- Explored top three resource choices of LS graduate students.
- Analyzed explanations for resource value and demographic variations.
Main Results:
- Advisors and academic stipends were identified as the most important resources.
- Resource value was primarily driven by the fulfillment of basic needs, academic help, and support.
- No significant differences in resource choice or value were found across demographic groups.
Conclusions:
- A model for understanding graduate student resource choice is proposed.
- Findings can inform interventions to enhance graduate student outcomes.
- Resource value is linked to need fulfillment, transcending demographic factors.
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