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Special Collection Editorial – Social Media in Higher Education: What’s Happening?

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Special Collection Editorial – Social Media in Higher Education: What’s Happening? / Jordan, Katy; Carrigan, Mark.
In: Journal of Interactive Media in Education, Vol. 2024, No. 1, 6, 07.05.2024.

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Harvard

Jordan, K & Carrigan, M 2024, 'Special Collection Editorial – Social Media in Higher Education: What’s Happening?', Journal of Interactive Media in Education, vol. 2024, no. 1, 6. https://doi.org/10.5334/jime.911

APA

Jordan, K., & Carrigan, M. (2024). Special Collection Editorial – Social Media in Higher Education: What’s Happening? Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2024(1), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.5334/jime.911

Vancouver

Jordan K, Carrigan M. Special Collection Editorial – Social Media in Higher Education: What’s Happening? Journal of Interactive Media in Education. 2024 May 7;2024(1):6. doi: 10.5334/jime.911

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Jordan, Katy ; Carrigan, Mark. / Special Collection Editorial – Social Media in Higher Education: What’s Happening?. In: Journal of Interactive Media in Education. 2024 ; Vol. 2024, No. 1.

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