CCE Faculty Articles
Equity theory based strategies for students on overcoming problems in Ph.D. dissertation committees
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
International Journal of Doctoral Studies
ISSN
1556-8881
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Abstract
There exists a critical relationship between the professor chairing the Ph.D. dissertation committees and his or her Ph.D. students. When problems arise in a Ph.D. program, issues of fairness based on fundamental principles in equity theory can guide both the professor chairing dissertation committees and the student to a just resolution. This paper proposes equity theory as a guiding aid in Ph.D. program problem resolution. To further illustrate equity theory considerations, a series of actual case applications are presented as suggestions for potential strategies in dealing with problems in Ph.D. dissertation committees. We conclude with recommendations both for Ph.D. students and new or veteran dissertation committee members.
Volume
7
First Page
221
Last Page
234
NSUWorks Citation
Schniederjans, Dara; Schniederjans, Marc; and Levy, Yair, "Equity theory based strategies for students on overcoming problems in Ph.D. dissertation committees" (2012). CCE Faculty Articles. 26.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_facarticles/26