Identity and agency: Pleasures and collegiality among the challenges of the doctoral journey

Studies in Continuing Education

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-125

  McAlpine, Lynn ^a   Amundsen, Cheryl ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Affect; Agency; Doctoral student; Identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 75149121414     PISSN: 0158037X     EISSN: 1470126X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01580370902927378     Document Type: Article

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