The national funding of doctoral training: Warnings from the English experience

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 263-275

  Powell, Stuart ^a   Green, Howard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33750494108     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: 14699508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600800600980064     Document Type: Conference Paper

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