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Higher Education Research: an a-theoretical community of practice? / Tight, M. P.
In: Higher Education Research and Development, Vol. 23, No. 4, 01.11.2004, p. 395-411.

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Tight, MP 2004, 'Higher Education Research: an a-theoretical community of practice?', Higher Education Research and Development, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 395-411. https://doi.org/10.1080/0729436042000276431

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Tight, M. P. (2004). Higher Education Research: an a-theoretical community of practice? Higher Education Research and Development, 23(4), 395-411. https://doi.org/10.1080/0729436042000276431

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Tight MP. Higher Education Research: an a-theoretical community of practice? Higher Education Research and Development. 2004 Nov 1;23(4):395-411. doi: 10.1080/0729436042000276431

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Tight, M. P. / Higher Education Research: an a-theoretical community of practice?. In: Higher Education Research and Development. 2004 ; Vol. 23, No. 4. pp. 395-411.

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