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The use of social networks to improve student engagement and implement a research-led curriculum

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The use of social networks to improve student engagement and implement a research-led curriculum. / Izquierdo Sanchez, Sofia; Tayler, William.
Lancaster: Lancaster University, Department of Economics, 2025. (Economics Working Papers Series).

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Izquierdo Sanchez, S & Tayler, W 2025 'The use of social networks to improve student engagement and implement a research-led curriculum' Economics Working Papers Series, Lancaster University, Department of Economics, Lancaster.

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Izquierdo Sanchez, S., & Tayler, W. (2025). The use of social networks to improve student engagement and implement a research-led curriculum. (Economics Working Papers Series). Lancaster University, Department of Economics.

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Izquierdo Sanchez S, Tayler W. The use of social networks to improve student engagement and implement a research-led curriculum. Lancaster: Lancaster University, Department of Economics. 2025 Mar 24. (Economics Working Papers Series).

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Izquierdo Sanchez, Sofia ; Tayler, William. / The use of social networks to improve student engagement and implement a research-led curriculum. Lancaster : Lancaster University, Department of Economics, 2025. (Economics Working Papers Series).

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