Tales of the Unexpected: Supervisors' and students' perspectives on short-term projects and dissertations

Educational Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 299-310

  McMichael, Paquita ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33645216978     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: 14653400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305569920180304     Document Type: Article

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