Managing 'nearly reasonable' risk in the contemporary university

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 311-321

  McWilliam, Erica ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 34250335144     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070701346857     Document Type: Article

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