The quality of an action research thesis in the social sciences

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 413-436

  Zuber Skerrit, Ortrun ^a   Fletcher, Margaret ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action research; Education; Postgraduates; Quality; Theses

Indexed keywords

EID: 35449001206     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880710829983     Document Type: Article

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