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August 13, 2026The Journal of Higher Education

The Commodification of Doctoral Student Agency in STEM Lab Supervision: A Phenomenologically Directed Study

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TBThomas ByrneSLSusan E. LeggettVMVishwa Mallampooty

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Overview

Phenomenologically directed study explores how doctoral students navigate agency in STEM labs, implying needed reforms in supervisory practices.

Key Points

  • This research aims to clarify how pressures in STEM lab supervision affect doctoral agency and university environments.
  • Conducted in-depth interviews with nineteen STEM doctoral students in the United States.
  • Utilized phenomenological philosophy of Heidegger and Sartre to analyze students' lived experiences.
  • Identified that students' agency is active yet increasingly alienated and redirected towards supervisory authority.
  • Showed that merely tracking productivity does not protect doctoral agency effectively.

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Byrne et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d76412b0e0cff3f63f663https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2026.2715286
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