Where have all the students gone? Participation of doctoral students in authentic mathematical activity as a necessary condition for persistence toward the PH.D.

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 177-212

  Herzig, A H ^a  

^a Graduate School Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Attrition; Doctoral students; Graduate students; Integration; Legitimate peripheral participation; Persistence; Retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 5644287669     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021126424414     Document Type: Article

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