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Firming the foundations: an empirical and theoretical appraisal of the foundation degree in England

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Firming the foundations: an empirical and theoretical appraisal of the foundation degree in England . / Yorke, Mantz.
In: Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2005, p. 1-9.

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Yorke, Mantz. / Firming the foundations : an empirical and theoretical appraisal of the foundation degree in England . In: Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning. 2005 ; Vol. 7, No. 1. pp. 1-9.

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