Assessing the PhD: A constructive view of criteria

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 84-91

  Denicolo, Pam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic staff; Assessment; Qualifications; Quality culture; Research; Tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986160795     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880310471506     Document Type: Article

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