Managing criticism in Ph.D. supervision: a qualitative case study

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 511-526

  Li, Sarah ^a   Seale, Clive ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34547681808     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070701476225     Document Type: Article

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