The academic "hurdle race": A case study

Higher Education

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 267-283

  Toren, Nina ^a   Moore, Dahlia ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 21944436497     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003122603226     Document Type: Article

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