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Undergraduate non-completion rates: differences between UK universities

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Undergraduate non-completion rates: differences between UK universities. / Johnes, Jill; Taylor, Jim.
In: Higher Education, Vol. 18, No. 2, 1989, p. 209-225.

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Johnes, J & Taylor, J 1989, 'Undergraduate non-completion rates: differences between UK universities', Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 209-225. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00139181

APA

Johnes, J., & Taylor, J. (1989). Undergraduate non-completion rates: differences between UK universities. Higher Education, 18(2), 209-225. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00139181

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Johnes J, Taylor J. Undergraduate non-completion rates: differences between UK universities. Higher Education. 1989;18(2):209-225. doi: 10.1007/BF00139181

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Johnes, Jill ; Taylor, Jim. / Undergraduate non-completion rates : differences between UK universities. In: Higher Education. 1989 ; Vol. 18, No. 2. pp. 209-225.

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