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October 23, 2025East African Journal of Education StudiesOpen Access

Critical Thinking and Doctoral Completion: A Comparative Study of Timely and Delayed Graduates in Ugandan Universities

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AMAshiraf MabanjaASAirat SulaimanIslamic University in UgandaMNMaimuna Aminah NimulolaIslamic University in Uganda

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Overview

Comparative study shows critical thinking dispositions differ in doctoral graduates, suggesting implications for programs.

Key Points

  • Graduates with higher critical thinking dispositions experienced delays in completion, indicating a complex relationship.
  • Significant differences in scores (p < 0.05) were observed between timely and delayed doctoral graduates.
  • Quantitative ex post facto design used standardized self-assessment and data from 279 doctoral graduates in Uganda.
  • Findings highlight the need for revised graduate programs to focus on critical thinking training for timely completion.

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Mabanja et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f984011881b68f3b7ae5d0https://doi.org/10.37284/eajes.8.4.3859
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