Transition to postgraduate study: postgraduate ecological systems and identity

Cambridge Journal of Education

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 123-138

  Tobbell, Jane ^a   O'Donnell, Victoria L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ecological theory; postgraduate study; transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875213845     PISSN: 0305764X     EISSN: 14693577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305764X.2012.749215     Document Type: Article

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