New Variant PhD:the changing nature of the doctorate in the UK.

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New Variant PhD:the changing nature of the doctorate in the UK. / Park, Chris.
In: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, Vol. 27, No. 2, 07.2005, p. 189-207.

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Park, C 2005, 'New Variant PhD:the changing nature of the doctorate in the UK.', Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 189-207. <http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a713995748~db=all~order=page>

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Park, C. (2005). New Variant PhD:the changing nature of the doctorate in the UK. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 27(2), 189-207. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a713995748~db=all~order=page

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Park C. New Variant PhD:the changing nature of the doctorate in the UK. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. 2005 Jul;27(2):189-207.

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Park, Chris. / New Variant PhD:the changing nature of the doctorate in the UK. In: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. 2005 ; Vol. 27, No. 2. pp. 189-207.

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