The doctorate as curriculum: A perspective on goals and outcomes of doctoral education

Changing Practices of Doctoral Education

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 54-68

  Gilbert, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 77953504950     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203870488-11     Document Type: Chapter

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