A consideration of the challenges involved in supervising international masters students

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 239-248

  Brown, Lorraine ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67651237699     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098770701424967     Document Type: Article

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