The PhD in the US: Criticisms, fact and remedies

Higher Education Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 183-199

  Nerad, Maresi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Career choice; Doctoral programs; Educational change; Graduate students; Student experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242810562     PISSN: 09528733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.hep.8300050     Document Type: Article

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