Understanding the experiences of female doctoral students

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 385-404

  Brown, Lorraine ^a   Watson, Pamela ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empathy; Gender; Juggling; PhD; Role; Timing; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959730270     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309877X.2010.484056     Document Type: Article

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