Questions in doctoral vivas: Views from the inside

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 114-122

  Trafford, Vernon ^a  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Generics; Internal efficiency; Organizational learning; Professional institutes; Professional qualifications; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986059572     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880310471542     Document Type: Article

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