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Back to basics : a consideration of the purposes of the Ph.D. viva.

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Back to basics : a consideration of the purposes of the Ph.D. viva. / Jackson, C.; Tinkler, P.
In: Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, Vol. 26, No. 4, 2001, p. 355-366.

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Jackson, C & Tinkler, P 2001, 'Back to basics : a consideration of the purposes of the Ph.D. viva.', Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 355-366. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602930120063501

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Jackson, C., & Tinkler, P. (2001). Back to basics : a consideration of the purposes of the Ph.D. viva. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 26(4), 355-366. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602930120063501

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Jackson C, Tinkler P. Back to basics : a consideration of the purposes of the Ph.D. viva. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education. 2001;26(4):355-366. doi: 10.1080/02602930120063501

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Jackson, C. ; Tinkler, P. / Back to basics : a consideration of the purposes of the Ph.D. viva. In: Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education. 2001 ; Vol. 26, No. 4. pp. 355-366.

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