Publication Date
2020
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
Wickman, Scott A.
Degree Name
Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy)
Legacy Department
Department of Counseling and Higher Education (CAHE)
Abstract
This is a dissertation that focuses on the lived experiences of culturally diverse female counselor education candidates on their dissertation experience. Chapter 1 addressed the background of the issue and the need for such a study. It also addresses the research questions that drove the study. Chapter 2 provides a comprehensive literature review of the main topics. Literature and research on six areas form this study’s conceptual framework: (a) “All but Dissertation” (ABD) status, (b) persistence, (c) the historical context of social justice within counselor education and supervision, (d) women’s development, (e) female doctoral students, and (f) culturally diverse doctoral students and obstacles they face. Chapter 3 addresses the method used. This is a phenomenological study that explores the lived dissertation experiences of nine culturally diverse female candidates from CACREP counselor education programs. Chapter 4 examines the themes and data that emerged from the qualitative study and Chapter 5 concludes with my analysis from the data.
Recommended Citation
Snow, Tracey Kim, "to Be (a Doctor) Or Not to Be – An Exploration of The Abd Experience of Female Minority Doctoral Students in Cacrep-Accredited Counselor Education Programs" (2020). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 7684.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/7684
Extent
250 pages
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
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