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Socialization of Graduate and Professional Students in Higher Education: A Perilous Passage?

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Weidman as mentioned in this paper provides historical background on the study of professional socialization, compares and contrasts models of professional preparation, and addresses implications for the organization and administration of graduate and professional education programs.
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Weidman addresses both curricular and dispositional aspects of the graduate and professional students' experiences in higher education as well as processes through which individual students are socialized. This report provides historical background on the study of professional socialization, compares and contrasts models of professional preparation, and addresses implications for the organization and administration of graduate and professional education programs.

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College Students' Sense of Belonging: A Key to Educational Success for All Students

TL;DR: Hurtado and Harris as discussed by the authors discuss the sense of belonging and belongingness in first-year college students and Black Male Collegians: 'Bruthas 2 Bruthas' and conclude that "A Bridge to Belonging': Insights from First-Year College Students and STEM Students of Color.
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Fitting the Mold of Graduate School: A Qualitative Study of Socialization in Doctoral Education

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of the socialization process on doctoral student success and retention were investigated in the disciplines of chemistry and history at two institutions. But, the results highlighted a disparate experience for women, students of color, students with families, part-time students, and older students.
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“I Heard it through the Grapevine”: Doctoral Student Socialization in Chemistry and History

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors interviewed twenty doctoral students in the disciplines of chemistry and history to better understand the socialization processes that influence their success and how these processes differ by year in the degree program and disciplinary culture.
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Socialization of Doctoral Students to Academic Norms

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used the framework for graduate and professional student socialization developed by Weidman, Twale, and Stein (2001) to address socialization of doctoral students to the academic norms of research and scholarship.
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Co-authorship networks and research impact: A social capital perspective

TL;DR: In this article, the authors define six indicators of social capital (degree centrality, closeness centrality and betweenness centrality) and investigate how these indicators interact and affect citations for publications.
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How can we address the challenges GAS students face when transitioning to higher education?

The paper discusses the challenges faced by graduate and professional students in higher education and provides implications for addressing these challenges.