The process of examining research degrees: Some issues of quality

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 73-83

  Powell, Stuart ^a   Mccauley, Clare ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Qualifications; Qualitative techniques; Research; Training; Training techniques

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986105162     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880310471498     Document Type: Article

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