Socialization in Higher Education and the Early Career: Theory, Research and Application ed. by John C. Weidman and Linda DeAngelo

Abstract

[...]they argue that reconceptualization of graduate socialization as two-way can fundamentally change the Ivory Tower “such that Black graduate students can become centrally included in academia” (p. 74). [...]Véliz discusses how socialization for international students involves facing several potential challenges such as language difference, building connections with domestic peers, and navigating advisor relationships across national cultures. [...]the authors reinterpret Weidman and colleagues’ (2001) socialization model for Chinese universities by identifying four major differences between Chinese doctoral culture and the Western doctoral cultures upon which prior models were based. By explaining the structural and financial forces encouraging departure from traditional German models of doctoral training, the authors argue that increased structure for doctoral education has benefitted doctoral students and has strengthened standards related to research ethics, diversity, and internationalization.