The challenges faced by PhD students in completing academic research (A field study at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences at the University of Martyr Hama Lakhdar El Oued)

Abstract

The current study aimed to explore the level of challenges faced by PhD students from their own perspective and to examine the level of each variable within the study sample. The study was conducted on a sample consisting of 100 students, comprising 47 male and 53 female students, who were selected using stratified random sampling from the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences at the University of El Oued. To achieve the research objectives and test its hypotheses, a measurement tool was developed to identify the level of challenges faced by PhD students. The study found that the level of challenges faced by PhD students is high.