Identifying barriers to help-seeking: A qualitative analysis of students' preparedness to seek help from tutors

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 237-253

  Grayson, Andrew ^a   Miller, Hugh ^a   Clarke, David D ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032328928     PISSN: 03069885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03069889808259704     Document Type: Article

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