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Master's thesis supervision: relations between perceptions of the supervisor–student relationship, final grade, perceived supervisor contribution to learning and student satisfaction

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Pages 925-939 | Received 26 Jul 2010, Accepted 20 Dec 2010, Published online: 23 Sep 2011

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