Addressing the basics: Academics' view of the purpose of higher education

Australian Educational Researcher

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-39

  Watty, Kim ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33746634433     PISSN: 03116999     EISSN: 03116999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03246279     Document Type: Article

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