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Evaluation of work-integrated learning: A realist synthesis and toolkit to enhance university evaluative practices

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Evaluation of work-integrated learning: A realist synthesis and toolkit to enhance university evaluative practices. / Cook, Elizabeth.
In: International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, Vol. 22, No. 2, 07.07.2021, p. 213-239.

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Cook E. Evaluation of work-integrated learning: A realist synthesis and toolkit to enhance university evaluative practices. International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning. 2021 Jul 7;22(2):213-239.

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Cook, Elizabeth. / Evaluation of work-integrated learning : A realist synthesis and toolkit to enhance university evaluative practices. In: International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning. 2021 ; Vol. 22, No. 2. pp. 213-239.

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