Open AccessResearch Liminalities and Graduation Rates of Doctoral Students at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Author(s) -
Paul Nyagome,
Eugene Yaw Milledzi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of education and culture studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2573-041X
pISSN - 2573-0401
DOI - 10.22158/jecs.v4n4p117
Subject(s) - graduation (instrument) , cape , thematic analysis , medical education , psychology , mathematics education , sociology , qualitative research , geography , engineering , medicine , social science , archaeology , mechanical engineering
This paper explores research liminalities that affect graduation rate of Ph.D. students at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. The study draws on the mixed methods design approach using the exploratory sequential mixed method. Nine (9) Ph.D. students are stratified and interviewed for the qualitative phase of the study. On the other hand, systematic sampling technique is employed to select ninety-seven (97) Ph.D. students as respondents to the questionnaire for the quantitative phase of the study. The thematic data analysis approach is used to analyse the qualitative data while the linear multiple regression analysis is used to test the hypothesis. Results of the study show that students and supervisors related-factors have a significantly negative effect on graduation rate of Ph.D. students of the University of Cape Coast. It is recommended that supervisors facilitate and promote active and student-centred approaches and engagements that help Ph.D. students to develop their research skills in order to maintain the continuity of work throughout their doctoral programme.