Completing doctoral dissertations is difficult work and may be harder for distance students physically separated from institutional and collegial supports. Inability to complete independent research contributes to doctoral student attrition. Factors impacting completion include institutional factors, student characteristics, and supervisory arrangements (Manathunga, 2005). This paper shares proactive strategies used by a Midwestern university in the United States to support distance doctoral students. Strategies and technology tools are described that (a) cultivate a shared culture of responsibility and commitment, (b) increase effective communication between researchers, and (c) grow departmental and institutional services and technologies for faculty and students. This paper suggests the use of a specific framework to help students develop a shared culture of responsibility. This framework encourages students to discuss their social network, as well as teaches students how to manage their split life by using a tool which evaluates a student’s readiness for the dissertation process and maps out where dissertation skills and knowledge are developed throughout the program. Strategies for effective communication include availability, effective feedback, trust, and humor. Services and technologies provided to build capacity include the use of online and library resources, campus-wide use of research software, writing and research services, and department supports and processes to promote student research. These mechanisms for accountability, mentoring, training, and trust increase the likelihood of success.

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协助远程博士生完成论文的策略

完成博士学位论文是一项艰巨的工作，而且对于那些与机构和学院的支持分离开来的远程学生而言，可能更难。无法完成独立研究会加剧博士生的流失。影响学业完成的因素包括体制因素，学生特征和监督安排（Manathunga，2005年）。本文分享了美国中西部大学用来支持远程博士生的积极策略。描述了以下策略和技术工具：（a）培育责任与承诺的共同文化；（b）增加研究人员之间的有效沟通；（c）为教职员工和学生提供部门和机构服务以及技术。本文建议使用特定的框架来帮助学生建立共同的责任文化。该框架鼓励学生讨论他们的社交网络，并通过使用一种工具评估学生对论文过程的准备程度，并规划整个课程中开发论文技能和知识的位置，从而教给学生如何管理他们的分校生活。有效沟通的策略包括可用性，有效反馈，信任和幽默感。为提高能力而提供的服务和技术包括在线和图书馆资源的使用，校园范围内使用的研究软件，写作和研究服务以及部门支持和流程，以促进学生的研究。这些负责，负责，指导，培训和信任的机制增加了成功的可能性。