An alignment model for the research higher degree supervision process using repertory grids - reflections on application in practice in built environment research

Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 66-81

  Aranda Mena, Guillermo ^a   Gameson, Rod ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Built environment; Doctorate; Research supervision

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866504449     PISSN: 18356354     EISSN: 18379133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5130/ajceb.v12i3.2583     Document Type: Article

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