In the dark? Preparing for the PhD viva

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 86-97

  Tinkler, Penny ^a   Jackson, Carolyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Qualifications; Research; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 72849130523     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880210423573     Document Type: Article

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