Research news and comment: Education should consider alternative formats for the dissertation

Educational Researcher

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 31-36

  Duke, Nell K ^a   Beck, Sarah W ^a  

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EID: 79957892180     PISSN: 0013189X     EISSN: 1935102X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X028003031     Document Type: Article

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