Graduate Student Preferences for Demographic Matching on an Advisor's Gender, Race, and Religion
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| Title: | Graduate Student Preferences for Demographic Matching on an Advisor's Gender, Race, and Religion |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Scheitle, Christopher P., Platt, Lisa F. (ORCID |
| Source: | Innovative Higher Education. Jun 2023 48(3):477-499. |
| Availability: | Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 23 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF) |
| Contract Number: | 1749130 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Graduate Students, Faculty Advisers, Gender Bias, Race, Religion, Individual Characteristics, Preferences |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10755-022-09632-7 |
| ISSN: | 0742-5627 1573-1758 |
| Abstract: | Research has examined the influence of a graduate student matching their advisor's demographic characteristics on a variety of outcomes, but comparatively few studies have examined students' preferences concerning such matching. Using data from a national survey of U.S. graduate students in five natural and social science disciplines, the analyses examine the importance students place on matching their advisor on three focal characteristics: gender, race, and religion. Overall, the analyses also find that the importance a student places on matching on one characteristic tends to be positively associated with the importance they place on matching on other characteristics. On gender-matching, the analyses find that female graduate students are more likely than male students to place importance on gender matching, but a majority still indicate that it is not at all important. However, a majority of Black students place importance on matching their advisor's race. Few students place any importance on religion matching, even among those who identify with a religion. While not discounting some groups' greater preference for matching their advisor's characteristics, these findings suggest that graduate programs should not assume that such preferences are universal or even particularly strong. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1376652 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Research has examined the influence of a graduate student matching their advisor's demographic characteristics on a variety of outcomes, but comparatively few studies have examined students' preferences concerning such matching. Using data from a national survey of U.S. graduate students in five natural and social science disciplines, the analyses examine the importance students place on matching their advisor on three focal characteristics: gender, race, and religion. Overall, the analyses also find that the importance a student places on matching on one characteristic tends to be positively associated with the importance they place on matching on other characteristics. On gender-matching, the analyses find that female graduate students are more likely than male students to place importance on gender matching, but a majority still indicate that it is not at all important. However, a majority of Black students place importance on matching their advisor's race. Few students place any importance on religion matching, even among those who identify with a religion. While not discounting some groups' greater preference for matching their advisor's characteristics, these findings suggest that graduate programs should not assume that such preferences are universal or even particularly strong. |
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| ISSN: | 0742-5627 1573-1758 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10755-022-09632-7 |
