Capturing contracts: Informal activity among contract researchers

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 497-515

  Allen Collinson, Jacquelyn ^a   Hockey, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032265151     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0142569980190403     Document Type: Article

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