What's Your Type? An Examination of First-Year Doctoral Student Motivation

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Main Author:	Hands, Africa S.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2020
Subjects:	Doctoral Students Doctoral Degrees Educational Attainment Student Motivation Library Education Information Science Student Characteristics Self Management Achievement Need Stimulation Value Judgment Career Development Scholarship Learning Motivation Measures (Individuals) Foreign Countries Aspiration
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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