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Mentoring Graduate Student Thru Research Conference Participation (106776)
Session Chair: Fok-Shuen Leung
Saturday, 18 April 2026 16:30
Session: Session 4
Room: Room 143B (1F)
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Many graduate students enter masters and doctoral programs with little or no experience in scholarly research methods. Therefore, the mentoring process of graduate students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities remains significant to graduate student success. This study demonstrates the efficacy of conference attendance on graduate College of Education students’ growth mindset regarding research in the social sciences. This research inspires student success via a sequential and structured mentor approach to inspire persistence towards graduation. Illustrated via a sequential mixed methods design, thirty graduate-level students discuss how attendance at local, regional, national and international conferences shaped their tendency to persist towards degree completion. Results indicate that conference attendance had a positive influence on a student’s tendency to persist, their quality of effort and perception of the college environment.
Authors:
William Johnson, Bowie State University, United States
About the Presenter(s)
Dr William Johnson is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at Bowie State University in United States
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