A Phenomenological Investigation of Doctoral Students’ Gatekeeping Experiences

Authors

Shawna M. Corley, University of Texas at San AntonioFollow
Jessica Lloyd-Hazlett, University of Texas at San AntonioFollow
Hope Schuermann, University of FloridaFollow
Noel Blessing, University of Texas at San AntonioFollow

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc020109

Abstract

Counselor education doctoral students serve as gatekeepers simultaneous to their own training and evaluation. We used transcendental phenomenology to examine the gatekeeping experiences of 15 doctoral students at three programmatic levels. Findings and implications related to two primary themes, (a) precarious positions and power and (b) developing a gatekeeper identity, are discussed.

Recommended Citation

Corley, Shawna M.; Lloyd-Hazlett, Jessica; Schuermann, Hope; and Blessing, Noel (2020) "A Phenomenological Investigation of Doctoral Students’ Gatekeeping Experiences," Teaching and Supervision in Counseling: Vol. 2 : Iss. 1 , Article 9.
https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc020109
Available at: https://trace.tennessee.edu/tsc/vol2/iss1/9