How the doctorate contributes to the formation of active researchers: what the research tells us

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1972-1986

  Sinclair, Jennifer ^a   Barnacle, Robyn ^a   Cuthbert, Denise ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

doctorate; research development; research productivity; research training; researcher formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84909644545     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2013.806460     Document Type: Article

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