The route in to the academy: The liminal state of the nursing and construction professions?

Teaching in Higher Education

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 181-192

  McKendry, Stephanie ^a   McKay, Gayle ^b   Boyd, Vic ^a   Andrew, Nicola ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

academic development; academy; construction; nursing; professional identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859601816     PISSN: 13562517     EISSN: 14701294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2011.611867     Document Type: Article

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