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Strategies for Success: An Autoethnographical Study of Adult Online Masters Degree Recipients

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Strategies for Success: An Autoethnographical Study of Adult Online Masters Degree Recipients . / Semper, Sheelagh.
In: International Journal of Online Graduate Research, Vol. 3, No. 3, 1, 28.10.2020, p. 1.

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Semper S. Strategies for Success: An Autoethnographical Study of Adult Online Masters Degree Recipients . International Journal of Online Graduate Research. 2020 Oct 28;3(3):1. 1. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4147667

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Semper, Sheelagh. / Strategies for Success : An Autoethnographical Study of Adult Online Masters Degree Recipients . In: International Journal of Online Graduate Research. 2020 ; Vol. 3, No. 3. pp. 1.

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