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Can approaches to research in Art and Design be beneficially adapted for research into higher education?

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Can approaches to research in Art and Design be beneficially adapted for research into higher education? / Trowler, Paul.
In: Higher Education Research and Development, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2013, p. 56-69.

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Trowler, P 2013, 'Can approaches to research in Art and Design be beneficially adapted for research into higher education?', Higher Education Research and Development, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 56-69. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2012.750276

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Trowler, P. (2013). Can approaches to research in Art and Design be beneficially adapted for research into higher education? Higher Education Research and Development, 32(1), 56-69. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2012.750276

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Trowler P. Can approaches to research in Art and Design be beneficially adapted for research into higher education? Higher Education Research and Development. 2013;32(1):56-69. Epub 2013 Feb 1. doi: 10.1080/07294360.2012.750276

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Trowler, Paul. / Can approaches to research in Art and Design be beneficially adapted for research into higher education?. In: Higher Education Research and Development. 2013 ; Vol. 32, No. 1. pp. 56-69.

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