Assignment 2 Interview Doctoral Researchers ABD(All But Dissertation)

When doctoral students complete all required coursework, pass the comprehensive examinations, and develop a proposal for an original piece of research which demonstrates their competence, they are admitted to candidacy. Because at this stage the execution and defence of the dissertation still remain, students become classified as ABD or All But Dissertation. Some never complete their dissertation, and never progress beyond ABD status. University administrators, the graduate programs they provide, the supervisors of doctoral students, and the doctoral students themselves, are all vested in the outcomes of doctoral education. Doctoral education is one of the primary functions of research universities. Yet studies...