.... The network stemming from the cohort model was pivotal in maintaining progress in the program. Originality/value This paper contributes to a body of education literature on graduate student experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic by analyzing the lived experiences of new PhD students in a cohort-modeled...

... in higher education settings. This study applies Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems model to understand doctoral students’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. It illustrates how the model can help understand the sources of individual resilience that are facilitated at different levels of the support...

... Aggarwal can be contacted at: pankhuri.aggarwal@gmail.com 13 11 2022 16 05 2023 30 08 2023 27 10 2023 30 10 2023 Much like in other parts of the world, graduate students in the USA faced many new and unique stressors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that significantly...

...Kirsi Pyhältö; Lotta Tikkanen; Henrika Anttila Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has had its impact on research and researchers, potentially influencing the future of academia. Yet, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, there are no empirical studies on the alignment between supervisors...

... the situations of the candidate engaged in the pivot. The analysis produced a situational map and a grounded theorizing. The authors also bound the analysis by a specific time period: the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA. Findings The grounded theorizing evidenced stages of pivoting, reflected as an internal...