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    Rights statement: © Johnson, 2018. The definitive, peer reviewed and edited version of this article is published in Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 20, 1, 123-145, 2018, 10.5456/WPLL.20.1.123

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Widening Participation: Developing ‘Academic’ Programmes in Light of Recruitment Pressure

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Widening Participation: Developing ‘Academic’ Programmes in Light of Recruitment Pressure. / Johnson, Matthew Thomas; Mutton, Rosie.
In: Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, Vol. 20, No. 1, 01.01.2018, p. 123-145.

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Johnson, MT & Mutton, R 2018, 'Widening Participation: Developing ‘Academic’ Programmes in Light of Recruitment Pressure', Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 123-145. https://doi.org/10.5456/WPLL.20.1.123

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Johnson MT, Mutton R. Widening Participation: Developing ‘Academic’ Programmes in Light of Recruitment Pressure. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning. 2018 Jan 1;20(1):123-145. doi: 10.5456/WPLL.20.1.123

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Johnson, Matthew Thomas ; Mutton, Rosie. / Widening Participation : Developing ‘Academic’ Programmes in Light of Recruitment Pressure. In: Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning. 2018 ; Vol. 20, No. 1. pp. 123-145.

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