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Theory development and application in higher education research: tribes and territories. / Tight, Malcolm Peter.
In: Higher Education Policy, Vol. 28, No. 3, 09.2015, p. 277-293.

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Tight, MP 2015, 'Theory development and application in higher education research: tribes and territories', Higher Education Policy, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 277-293. https://doi.org/10.1057/hep.2014.11

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Tight, M. P. (2015). Theory development and application in higher education research: tribes and territories. Higher Education Policy, 28(3), 277-293. https://doi.org/10.1057/hep.2014.11

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Tight MP. Theory development and application in higher education research: tribes and territories. Higher Education Policy. 2015 Sept;28(3):277-293. Epub 2014 Sept 16. doi: 10.1057/hep.2014.11

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Tight, Malcolm Peter. / Theory development and application in higher education research : tribes and territories. In: Higher Education Policy. 2015 ; Vol. 28, No. 3. pp. 277-293.

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