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Navigating blended learning, negotiating professional identities. / Howard, N.-J.
In: Journal of Further and Higher Education, Vol. 45, No. 5, 30.06.2021, p. 654-671.

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Howard, N-J 2021, 'Navigating blended learning, negotiating professional identities', Journal of Further and Higher Education, vol. 45, no. 5, pp. 654-671. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2020.1806214

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Howard, N.-J. (2021). Navigating blended learning, negotiating professional identities. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 45(5), 654-671. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2020.1806214

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Howard NJ. Navigating blended learning, negotiating professional identities. Journal of Further and Higher Education. 2021 Jun 30;45(5):654-671. Epub 2020 Sept 25. doi: 10.1080/0309877X.2020.1806214

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Howard, N.-J. / Navigating blended learning, negotiating professional identities. In: Journal of Further and Higher Education. 2021 ; Vol. 45, No. 5. pp. 654-671.

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