More than just a brain: Emotions and the doctoral experience

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 174-187

  Cotterall, Sara ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

doctoral education; international students; student experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875219489     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2012.680017     Document Type: Article

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