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An Exploration of Themes That Influence the Counselor Education Doctoral Student Experience
Author(s) -
Protivnak Jake J.,
Foss Louisa L.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2009.tb00078.x
Subject(s) - psychology , counselor education , qualitative research , graduate students , perception , exploratory research , medical education , pedagogy , higher education , sociology , medicine , political science , law , social science , neuroscience , anthropology
The purpose of the present study was to explore the themes that counselor education doctoral students perceive as influencing their experience. The results of an exploratory qualitative study in which counselor education doctoral students provided their perceptions of what helped or hindered their progress are presented. Themes identified as both positively and negatively influencing their experiences were departmental culture, mentoring, academics, support systems, and personal issues. Recommendations are provided for counselor educators to consider in their work with doctoral students.