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Strategic Onboarding of Online Doctoral Students: Creating a Pathway to Academic Persistence

Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Management Studies

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Title Strategic Onboarding of Online Doctoral Students: Creating a Pathway to Academic Persistence
 
Creator Holmes, Barbara
Willis, Kent
Woods, Ericka
 
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Description An onboarding strategy can help online universities improve new doctoral student productivity, engagement, and retention. A prescribed plan is vital to ensure the onboarding process is aligned, and clear designed support is provided for students. Recent literature justifies strategic onboarding includes acquiring the necessary knowledge, skills and behaviors to become successful members of an organization (Beaver and Erdogan, 2011). Similarly, doctoral students may benefit from clearly designed rules, protocols, and practices exclusive to the online doctoral experience. This study presents the process of strategic onboarding strategies for that will provide a smart start for online doctoral students.
 
Publisher Asian Online Journal Publishing Group
 
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Date 2016-01-12
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
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Identifier http://www.asianonlinejournals.com/index.php/AJSSMS/article/view/631
10.20448/journal.500/2016.3.2/500.2.136.139
 
Source Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Management Studies; Vol 3, No 2 (2016); 136-139
2313-7401
2518-0096
 
Language eng
 
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