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In the dark? Preparing for the PhD viva. / Jackson, C.; Tinkler, P.
In: Quality Assurance in Education, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2002, p. 86-97.

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Jackson, C & Tinkler, P 2002, 'In the dark? Preparing for the PhD viva.', Quality Assurance in Education, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 86-97. https://doi.org/10.1108/09684880210423573

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Jackson, C., & Tinkler, P. (2002). In the dark? Preparing for the PhD viva. Quality Assurance in Education, 10(2), 86-97. https://doi.org/10.1108/09684880210423573

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Jackson C, Tinkler P. In the dark? Preparing for the PhD viva. Quality Assurance in Education. 2002;10(2):86-97. doi: 10.1108/09684880210423573

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Jackson, C. ; Tinkler, P. / In the dark? Preparing for the PhD viva. In: Quality Assurance in Education. 2002 ; Vol. 10, No. 2. pp. 86-97.

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