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Peer review process: Assessments by applicant-nominated referees are biased, inflated, unreliable and invalid

Professor Herbert W. Marsh Self-concept and Learning Facilitation (SELF) Research Centre ; Department of Educational Studies, University of Oxford , United Kingdom
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Nigel W. Bond University of Western Sydney, Bankstown Campus , New South Wales, Australia
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Upali W. Jayasinghe Self-concept and Learning Facilitation (SELF) Research Centre
Pages 33-38 | Published online: 17 Jan 2007

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