Coursework master's programmes: The student's experience of research and research supervision

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 483-500

  Drennan, Jonathan ^a   Clarke, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 74949119606     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070802597150     Document Type: Article

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