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Complexity and curriculum : a process approach to curruculum-making.

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Complexity and curriculum : a process approach to curruculum-making. / Knight, P.
In: Teaching in Higher Education, Vol. 6, No. 3, 07.2001, p. 369-381.

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Knight, P 2001, 'Complexity and curriculum : a process approach to curruculum-making.', Teaching in Higher Education, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 369-381. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562510120061223

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Knight P. Complexity and curriculum : a process approach to curruculum-making. Teaching in Higher Education. 2001 Jul;6(3):369-381. doi: 10.1080/13562510120061223

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Knight, P. / Complexity and curriculum : a process approach to curruculum-making. In: Teaching in Higher Education. 2001 ; Vol. 6, No. 3. pp. 369-381.

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