The dispositions and skills of a Ph.D. in education: Perspectives of faculty and graduate students in one college of education

Innovative Higher Education

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 287-299

  Gardner, Susan K ^a   Hayes, Michael T ^b   Neider, Xyanthe N ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Doctorate; Education; Socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845651293     PISSN: 07425627     EISSN: 15731758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10755-006-9029-1     Document Type: Review

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