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Towards the point of return: Maximising students' uptake of university places following deferral and leave

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Towards the point of return: Maximising students' uptake of university places following deferral and leave. / Harvey, Andrew; Luckman, Michael; Gao, Yuan et al.
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: La Trobe University, 2022. 132 p.

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Harvey, A, Luckman, M, Gao, Y, Kubler, M, Tomaszewski, W, Dempsey, N, Devlin, M, Cook, E, Hill, B, Hill, A, Shore, S, Reedy, A & Holmes, K 2022, Towards the point of return: Maximising students' uptake of university places following deferral and leave. La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. https://doi.org/10.26181/19897210.V1

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Harvey, A., Luckman, M., Gao, Y., Kubler, M., Tomaszewski, W., Dempsey, N., Devlin, M., Cook, E., Hill, B., Hill, A., Shore, S., Reedy, A., & Holmes, K. (2022). Towards the point of return: Maximising students' uptake of university places following deferral and leave. La Trobe University. https://doi.org/10.26181/19897210.V1

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Harvey A, Luckman M, Gao Y, Kubler M, Tomaszewski W, Dempsey N et al. Towards the point of return: Maximising students' uptake of university places following deferral and leave. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: La Trobe University, 2022. 132 p. doi: 10.26181/19897210.V1

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Harvey, Andrew ; Luckman, Michael ; Gao, Yuan et al. / Towards the point of return : Maximising students' uptake of university places following deferral and leave. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia : La Trobe University, 2022. 132 p.

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