Doing Participatory action research and Doing a PhD: Words of encouragement for prospective students

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 149-163

  Klocker, Natascha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Participatory action research; PhD; postgraduate

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EID: 84858269825     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: 14661845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2011.589828     Document Type: Article

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