How Writing Retreats Represent an Ideal Opportunity to Enhance PhD Candidates' Writing Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulation
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| Title: | How Writing Retreats Represent an Ideal Opportunity to Enhance PhD Candidates' Writing Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulation |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Vincent, Cynthia (ORCID |
| Source: | Teaching in Higher Education. 2023 28(7):1600-1619. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 20 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Doctoral Students, Doctoral Dissertations, Writing Workshops, Writing (Composition), Writing Attitudes, Psychological Patterns, Self Efficacy, Self Motivation, Program Effectiveness, Writing Skills, Skill Development, Student Attitudes, Goal Orientation, Time Management, Cooperative Learning, Group Activities, Social Networks |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13562517.2021.1918661 |
| ISSN: | 1356-2517 1470-1294 |
| Abstract: | PhD candidates face heavy workloads and lack strategies to prioritize their dissertation, resulting in limited writing opportunities and low confidence in writing capabilities. Although writing retreats are known to propel academics' writing productivity, little is known about how they may assist PhD candidates in enhancing writing self-efficacy and self-regulation. An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Method with a quasi-experimental design was used to examine the impacts of writing retreats on PhD candidates' internal factors (writing self-efficacy and self-regulation) and external factors (urgency and opportunities to write). An experimental group (n = 34) and a control group (n = 64) answered a questionnaire measuring retreat effects, after which a subsample (n = 30) was interviewed to further interpret these effects. In sum, writing retreats enhance PhD candidates' writing self-efficacy and self-regulation through goals setting and time management practices. Recommendations are provided about using socially structured writing activities to support PhD candidates' dissertation advancement. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1398672 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | PhD candidates face heavy workloads and lack strategies to prioritize their dissertation, resulting in limited writing opportunities and low confidence in writing capabilities. Although writing retreats are known to propel academics' writing productivity, little is known about how they may assist PhD candidates in enhancing writing self-efficacy and self-regulation. An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Method with a quasi-experimental design was used to examine the impacts of writing retreats on PhD candidates' internal factors (writing self-efficacy and self-regulation) and external factors (urgency and opportunities to write). An experimental group (n = 34) and a control group (n = 64) answered a questionnaire measuring retreat effects, after which a subsample (n = 30) was interviewed to further interpret these effects. In sum, writing retreats enhance PhD candidates' writing self-efficacy and self-regulation through goals setting and time management practices. Recommendations are provided about using socially structured writing activities to support PhD candidates' dissertation advancement. |
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| ISSN: | 1356-2517 1470-1294 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13562517.2021.1918661 |
