scholarly journals “It’s Hidden, After All:” A Modified Delphi Study Exploring Faculty and Students’ Perceptions of a Graduate Professional Seminar in Communication

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 27-48
Author(s):  
Krista Hoffmann-Longtin ◽  
Maria Brann ◽  
The Professional Seminar Delphi Working Group
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Student ◽  
Delphi Study ◽  
Hidden Curriculum ◽  
Delphi Survey ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Modified Delphi ◽  
Career Trajectories ◽  
Student Socialization ◽  
Graduate Student Socialization

Graduate student socialization has been studied in multiple disciplines, including communication. As their career trajectories change, faculty must consider how to socialize students into the field and their subsequent careers. Using a modified Delphi survey, we examined the differences in faculty and students’ perceptions regarding the content of a graduate professional seminar in communication. Results indicate that students would prefer a focus on implicit norms and the hidden curriculum, while faculty would prefer to focus on disciplinary content. We offer recommendations for developing a course that addresses both needs and, thus, simultaneously attends to the changing job market.

scholarly journals Expanding Support for Graduate Students: Library Workshops on Research Funding Opportunities

2017 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrie Forbes ◽  
Gina Schlesselman-Tarango ◽  
Peggy Keeran
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Graduate Student ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Student Support ◽  
Funding Opportunities ◽  
Student Socialization ◽  
Graduate Student Socialization ◽  
General Communication

This case study describes the development, implementation, and assessment of a series of grants research workshops for graduate students, which were implemented to fill a gap in graduate student support. We assessed the workshops through a series of focus groups, and findings show overall satisfaction with the grants tools and workshop. However, participants noted areas of improvement around outreach and promotion and general communication with graduate students. Additional themes emerged related to graduate student socialization and research behaviors, which suggests that librarians have an important role to serve in these areas.

scholarly journals Identifying Faculty and Peer Interaction Patterns of First-Year Biology Doctoral Students: A Latent Class Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. ar59
Author(s):  
Soojeong Jeong ◽  
Jennifer M. Blaney ◽  
David F. Feldon
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Graduate Student ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Peer Interaction ◽  
Peer Interactions ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
First Year ◽  
Interaction Patterns ◽  
Student Socialization ◽  
Graduate Student Socialization

Faculty and peer interactions play a key role in shaping graduate student socialization. Yet, within the literature on graduate student socialization, researchers have primarily focused on understanding the nature and impact of faculty alone, and much less is known about how peer interactions also contribute to graduate student outcomes. Using a national sample of first-year biology doctoral students, this study reveals distinct categories that classify patterns of faculty and peer interaction. Further, we document inequities such that certain groups (e.g., underrepresented minority students) report constrained types of interactions with faculty and peers. Finally, we connect faculty and peer interaction patterns to student outcomes. Our findings reveal that, while the classification of faculty and peer interactions predicted affective and experiential outcomes (e.g., sense of belonging, satisfaction with academic development), it was not a consistent predictor of more central outcomes of the doctoral socialization process (e.g., research skills, commitment to degree). These and other findings are discussed, focusing on implications for future research, theory, and practice related to graduate training.

scholarly journals Advancing the Development of Patient-reported Outcomes for Adult Myositis at OMERACT 2016: An International Delphi Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (11) ◽  
pp. 1683-1687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Kyun Park ◽  
Christopher A. Mecoli ◽  
Helene Alexanderson ◽  
Malin Regardt ◽  
Lisa Christopher-Stine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
Delphi Study ◽  
Patient Reported Outcomes ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Delphi Survey ◽  
Modified Delphi ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries

Objective.To define a set of core patient-reported domains and respective instruments for use in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). Previously, we reported a systematic literature review on patient-reported outcomes (PRO) in IIM followed by conducting international focus groups to elicit patient perspectives of myositis symptoms and effects.Methods.Based on qualitative content analysis of focus groups, an initial list of 26 candidate domains was constructed. We subsequently conducted an international modified Delphi survey to identify the importance of each of the 26 domains. Participants were asked to rate each domain on a scale of 0–10 (0 = not important, 10 = very important).Results.In this first round of the Delphi survey, 643 patients participated from the United States (n = 543), Sweden (n = 49), and South Korea (n = 51). Of the 26 domains, 19 (73%) were rated of high importance (≥ 7/10). The top 5 domains were muscle symptoms, fatigue, interactions with healthcare, medication side effects, and pain. During Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) 2016, we discussed the goal for ultimate reduction in the number of domains and the importance of considering representation of healthcare providers from other specialties, caregivers, representatives of pharmaceutical industries, and regulatory authorities in the next rounds of Delphi to represent broader perspectives on IIM.Conclusion.Further prioritization and a reduction in the number of domains will be needed for the next Delphi. At the next biennial OMERACT meeting, we aim to present and seek voting on a Myositis Preliminary PRO Core Set to enable ultimate measure selection and development.

scholarly journals Rethinking graduate student socialization and identification: how the communication discipline can help

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-122
Author(s):  
Krista Hoffmann-Longtin ◽  
Maria Brann ◽  
Katherine E. Ridley-Merriweather ◽  
Betsy Wackernagel Bach
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Student ◽  
Student Socialization ◽  
Graduate Student Socialization

Education priorities for voluntary organisations supporting parents experiencing perinatal loss: a Delphi survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 156-166
Author(s):  
Stacey Power ◽  
Sarah Meaney ◽  
Riona Cotter ◽  
Keelin O'Donoghue
Keyword(s):  
Delphi Study ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Perinatal Loss ◽  
Delphi Survey ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Healthcare Education ◽  
Modified Delphi ◽  
Education Needs ◽  
Voluntary Organisations

Background: There is a reliance on voluntary organisations in healthcare. Education is necessary to keep up-to-date with best practice. The authors' aim was to identify education priorities of voluntary organisations that support parents who experience pregnancy/perinatal loss, to inform the development of an education day. Method: A modified Delphi study was undertaken to identify education needs. There were two Delphi rounds, inclusive of free text, where voluntary group experts reflected on responses in order to develop a consensus among the group. Results: There were 12 responses to Round One and seven responses to Round Two. From a list of 10 subjects, Round One identified 64 sub-topics, which were then determined as essential, desirable or not relevant in Round Two. The final 55 sub-topics were included in the education day. Conclusion: This study identified educational needs of voluntary organisations. A standardised approach was necessary to develop an education day that is responsive to their learning needs.

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