Facilitating dissertation completion and success among doctoral students in social work

Journal of Social Work Education

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 481-497

  Liechty, Janet M ^a   Liao, Minli ^a   Schull, Christine Pegorraro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 74349114529     PISSN: 10437797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5175/JSWE.2009.200800091     Document Type: Article

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