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The More Things Change, the More they Stay the Same

The Persistence, and Impact, of the Congruence and Assimilation Orientation in Doctoral Student Socialization and Professional Development

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Nearly two decades ago, Antony (2002) contributed a chapter in this Handbook entitled, Reexamining Doctoral Student Socialization and Professional Development: Moving Beyond the Congruence and Assimilation Orientation. That chapter illuminated how extant theoretical conceptions of doctoral student socialization and professional development assumed a substantial degree of congruence and assimilation on the part of doctoral students in order for them to be considered successfully socialized and professionally developed. Revisiting the arguments of that chapter, we now delve into new literature on graduate student socialization, and incorporate new theoretical perspectives on career choice, that serve to strengthen the original argument, leading to the articulation of a revised theoretical position.

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Antony, J.S., Schaps, T.L. (2021). The More Things Change, the More they Stay the Same. In: Perna, L.W. (eds) Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research. Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, vol 36. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43030-6_9-1

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