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Questioning the relations between biography, theory and power in biographical teaching methods: a dialogue

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Questioning the relations between biography, theory and power in biographical teaching methods: a dialogue. / Wright, Hazel; Ashwin, Paul.
In: Enhancing Learning in the Social Sciences, Vol. 3, No. 3, 2011, p. 1-22.

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Wright, H & Ashwin, P 2011, 'Questioning the relations between biography, theory and power in biographical teaching methods: a dialogue', Enhancing Learning in the Social Sciences, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 1-22. <http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/subjects/csap/eliss/3-3-wright-ashwin>

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Wright, H., & Ashwin, P. (2011). Questioning the relations between biography, theory and power in biographical teaching methods: a dialogue. Enhancing Learning in the Social Sciences, 3(3), 1-22. http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/subjects/csap/eliss/3-3-wright-ashwin

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Wright H, Ashwin P. Questioning the relations between biography, theory and power in biographical teaching methods: a dialogue. Enhancing Learning in the Social Sciences. 2011;3(3):1-22.

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Wright, Hazel ; Ashwin, Paul. / Questioning the relations between biography, theory and power in biographical teaching methods : a dialogue. In: Enhancing Learning in the Social Sciences. 2011 ; Vol. 3, No. 3. pp. 1-22.

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