Promoting doctoral students' research self-efficacy: Combining academic guidance with autonomy support

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 791-805

  Overall, Nickola C ^a   Deane, Kelsey L ^a   Peterson, Elizabeth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

autonomy support; doctoral supervision; research self efficacy; supervisor support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858659813     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2010.535508     Document Type: Article

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