Doctoral education in context: The changing nature of the doctorate and doctoral students

The Routledge Doctoral Supervisor's Companion: Supporting Effective Research in Education and the Social Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 9-26

  Thomson, Pat ^a,c,d   Walker, Melanie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84917188094     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203851760     Document Type: Chapter

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