Transition to tertiary study in New Zealand under the national qualifications framework and ‘the ghost of 1888’

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-85

  Vlaardingerbroek, Barend ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

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EID: 79960299114     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098770500432062     Document Type: Article

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