Feelings and failing in professional training: The assessor's dilemma

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 307-316

  Ilott, Irene ^a   Murphy, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3042528563     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0260293970220304     Document Type: Article

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