Emergence and growth of professional doctorates in the United States, united kingdom, Canada and Australia: A comparative analysis

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 345-364

  Chiteng Kot, Felly ^a   Hende, Darwin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Doctoral education; Doctorates; Graduate education; International education; Professional doctorates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865999403     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2010.516356     Document Type: Article

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