Extended Candidature And Non-Completion Of A Ph.D. At Makerere University, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorWamala, Robert
dc.contributor.authorOcaya, Bruno
dc.contributor.authorOonyu, Joseph C.
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-06T08:10:34Z
dc.date.available2022-12-06T08:10:34Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractAlthough student persistence in graduate programs is widely regarded as an important topic in the literature of higher education, many such works focus on the completion of studies. This paper examines the dynamics of attrition resulting in either delayed or non-completion of doctoral studies. Administrative data of 294 Ph.D. students at Makerere University in the 2000 to 2005 enrollment cohorts were analyzed. The total elapsed time from first enrollment to submission of a final dissertation or thesis copy was taken as a measure of completion time. A multinomial logistic was applied for assessing the likelihood of completion and extended candidature, rather than withdrawal, five years after initial enrollment in doctoral studies. In the results, the estimates rates of extended candidature (48.6%) and withdrawal (36.4%) indicate a low timely completion rate of doctoral students at Makerere. The observed associations, modeled by a range of candidate, candidature, and institutional variables, including discipline area, suggest the need for establishing measures to promote progress in doctoral studies at early stages of commencement as well as throughout the course of candidature.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWamala, R., Ocaya, B., & Oonyu, J. C. (2012). Extended Candidature and Non-Completion of a Ph. D. at Makerere University, Uganda. Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 5(3), 175-184.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1073221
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/5917
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherContemporary Issues in Education Researchen_US
dc.subjectCompletion Rates of Doctoral Studiesen_US
dc.subjectGraduate Studies at Makerere Universityen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleExtended Candidature And Non-Completion Of A Ph.D. At Makerere University, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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