Contradictory values in doctoral education: A study of gender composition in disciplines in Swedish academia

Higher Education

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 113-127

  Haake, Ulrika ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Academic discipline; Doctoral education; Gender equality; Higher education; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957935917     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-010-9369-8     Document Type: Article

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