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The phenomenology of ‘approach to studying’: the idiographic turn. / Ashworth, P; Greasley, K.
In: Studies in Higher Education, Vol. 34, No. 5, 2009, p. 561-576.

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Ashworth, P & Greasley, K 2009, 'The phenomenology of ‘approach to studying’: the idiographic turn', Studies in Higher Education, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 561-576. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075070802597184

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Ashworth, P., & Greasley, K. (2009). The phenomenology of ‘approach to studying’: the idiographic turn. Studies in Higher Education, 34(5), 561-576. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075070802597184

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Ashworth P, Greasley K. The phenomenology of ‘approach to studying’: the idiographic turn. Studies in Higher Education. 2009;34(5):561-576. doi: 10.1080/03075070802597184

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Ashworth, P ; Greasley, K. / The phenomenology of ‘approach to studying’: the idiographic turn. In: Studies in Higher Education. 2009 ; Vol. 34, No. 5. pp. 561-576.

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