The nexus between teaching and research: A qualitative study using two focus group on academic information systems teachers

Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-56

  Grant, Kevin ^a   Fitzgerald, Stuart ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic identity; Focus groups; Information systems; Nexus between teaching and research

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951845183     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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