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- Beating the Doctoral Dropout Rate
Beating the Doctoral Dropout Rate
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The troubling secret in higher education is thatapproximately 50% of doctoral students drop outbefore graduating. It doesn't have to be. Sarah Church became fascinated by the Mock Oralsprogram at St. John's University in New York, whichproduced a startlingly higher completion rate. From1991 to 2006, 87.5% of matriculated students graduated. Dr. Church's fascination grew into a study, reported, here, of the components of the program and thereasons for its positive effects on studentcompletion rates. Academic, social, and professionalintegration for the students at all stages of thedegree process is the key to the program's success.Students benefit not only from the rehearsal of theiroral defense presentations, but also from the regulargathering of all levels of students, graduates, faculty, and professionals for the rehearsals. Dr. Church offers this to all institutions concernedabout increasing their rates of doctoral graduation.
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