Becoming academic: A reflection on doctoral candidacy

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 543-556

  Bansel, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

doctorate; higher education; knowledge economy; neoliberalism; PhD

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861125318     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2011.594592     Document Type: Article

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