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Publications on graduate student experiences mainly focus on professional formation issues while overlooking emotional burden. However, the emotional burden is a strong factor in program completion. In this descriptive chapter, we explore narratives on emotional aspects of the life of a graduate student and their becoming a professional. These narratives are written by students and faculty of different genders, backgrounds, disciplines, and standing, raising issues of disciplinary cultures, expectations, and multifaceted pressures faced daily.
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Ashby, I. et al. (2023). Emotional Pathway of Becoming a Professional: Stories of Graduate Students and Recommendations for Academia. In: Hokanson, B., Exter, M., Schmidt, M.M., Tawfik, A.A. (eds) Toward Inclusive Learning Design. Educational Communications and Technology: Issues and Innovations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37697-9_4
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