The 'write' skills and more: A thesis writing group for doctoral students

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 285-297

  Ferguson, Therese ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Doctoral students; Thesis; Writing group

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION; STUDENT;

EID: 70449334433     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: 14661845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098260902734968     Document Type: Article

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