Ed.D. Dissertations
Date of Award
Spring 4-24-2017
Document Type
Open Access Dissertation
College
College of Education
Department
Education
Degree Name
Doctorate of Education, Ed.D.
Faculty Chair
Jerry McGuire, Ph.D.
Content Specialist
Dana Sims Barbarick, Ph.D.
Content Reader
Joe Mannion, Ed.D.
Keywords
Self-efficacy, motivation, perseverance or grit, change or transformation, autoethnography
Abstract
This study seeks to understand my doctoral journey. Meaning for my journey was drawn from the intersection of shared program experiences with 13 other study participants who had either already earned or were in the midst of retaining doctoral degrees of their own. Common thoughts, feelings, and behaviors associated with earning the doctoral degree were discovered during open-ended professional conversations centered on the framework of my research study: self-efficacy, motivation, perseverance or grit, and change or transformation. The shared description of my journey helped me understand my experience in a different more meaningful way. Through my narrative, I hope a better understanding of what it takes to pursue the goal of earning a doctoral degree comes through.
CU Commons Citation
D'Aguanno, John, "My Story: A Doctoral Candidate's Journey" (2017). Ed.D. Dissertations. 42.
http://commons.cu-portland.edu/edudissertations/42