The pains and gains of supervising postgraduate students from a distance: the case of six students from Lesotho.
South African policy emphasises internationalisation and the recruitment of learners from other countries, with particular focus on countries of the South African Development Community (SADC). While such advocacy is legitimate, there are some negative factors which impact on the efficiency and the s...
| Publicado en: | South African Journal of Higher Education Vol. 19; pp. 1238 - 1255 |
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2005 Special Issue
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