Supervisor selection or allocation and continuity of supervision: Ph.D. students' progress and outcomes

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 535-555

  Ives, Glenice ^a   Rowley, Glenn ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority   (Australia)

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EID: 26644436467     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070500249161     Document Type: Article

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