A cross-country study on research students' perceptions of the role of supervision and cultural knowledge in thesis development

International Journal of Inclusive Education

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 517-531

  McGinty, Suzanne Claire ^a   Koo, Yew Lie ^b   Saeidi, Mahnaz ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

higher education; inclusive education; social theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955082943     PISSN: 13603116     EISSN: 14645173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603110802668682     Document Type: Article

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