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Turning contradictions into subjects: The cultural logic of university assessment. / Coin, Francesca.
In: Knowledge Cultures, Vol. 1, No. 4, 01.01.2013, p. 142-166.

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Coin, F 2013, 'Turning contradictions into subjects: The cultural logic of university assessment', Knowledge Cultures, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 142-166.

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Coin, F. (2013). Turning contradictions into subjects: The cultural logic of university assessment. Knowledge Cultures, 1(4), 142-166.

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Coin F. Turning contradictions into subjects: The cultural logic of university assessment. Knowledge Cultures. 2013 Jan 1;1(4):142-166.

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Coin, Francesca. / Turning contradictions into subjects : The cultural logic of university assessment. In: Knowledge Cultures. 2013 ; Vol. 1, No. 4. pp. 142-166.

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