Mentoring women faculty: An instrumental case study of strategic collaboration

Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in Learning

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-72

  Wasburn, Mara H ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78149368546     PISSN: 13611267     EISSN: 14699745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13611260601037389     Document Type: Article

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