Becoming a Master students : Tools Techniques, Hints, Ideas, illustrations, examples, methods, procedure, processes, skills, resources, and Suggestions for success.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-118) and indexes.

The development of doctoral students: phases of challenge and support -- Why do we need to understand doctoral students' development? -- Why have doctoral students been forgotten? -- How do doctoral students develop? -- A model of doctoral student development -- Organization of the monograph -- Student development theory: a primer -- Defining student development -- Psychosocial development -- Social identity development -- Racial identity development -- Cognitive development -- Understanding doctoral education -- Doctoral degrees and their purposes -- The structure of the doctoral program -- Today's doctoral students -- Key constituencies in the doctoral program -- Phase I: entry -- Challenge: the initial transition -- Support: orientation -- Challenge: coursework -- Challenge: changes in thinking -- Challenge: the transition from undergraduate to graduate school expectations -- Support: initial relationships with peers and faculty -- Student departure in phase I -- Phase II: integration -- Challenge: coursework -- Support: peer relationships -- Support: advisor relationship -- Challenge: examinations -- Challenge: changing role -- Student departure in phase II -- Phase III: candidacy -- Challenge: transition to candidacy -- Challenge: the dissertation experience -- Challenge: isolation -- Support: the dissertation advisor -- Challenge: the job search -- Challenge: transition to professional role -- Student departure in phase III -- Summary and Recommendations -- Implications for phases I, II, III -- Implications for future research -- Appendix: Details of research conducted to construct the model.