Insider action research doctorates: Generating actionable knowledge

Higher Education

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 293-306

  Coghlan, David ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Executive doctoral education; Insider action research

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347256109     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-005-5450-0     Document Type: Article

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