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“It’s about not achieving the outcomes that you necessarily expected”: Non-formal learning in higher education

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“It’s about not achieving the outcomes that you necessarily expected” : Non-formal learning in higher education. / Brown, Eleanor Joanne; Dunlop, Lynda; Scally, Jayme.

In: Teaching in Higher Education, Vol. 25, No. 1, 09.11.2018, p. 52-67.

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Brown, EJ, Dunlop, L & Scally, J 2018, '“It’s about not achieving the outcomes that you necessarily expected”: Non-formal learning in higher education', Teaching in Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 52-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2018.1541880

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Brown, E. J., Dunlop, L., & Scally, J. (2018). “It’s about not achieving the outcomes that you necessarily expected”: Non-formal learning in higher education. Teaching in Higher Education, 25(1), 52-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2018.1541880

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Brown EJ, Dunlop L, Scally J. “It’s about not achieving the outcomes that you necessarily expected”: Non-formal learning in higher education. Teaching in Higher Education. 2018 Nov 9;25(1):52-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2018.1541880

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Brown, Eleanor Joanne ; Dunlop, Lynda ; Scally, Jayme. / “It’s about not achieving the outcomes that you necessarily expected” : Non-formal learning in higher education. In: Teaching in Higher Education. 2018 ; Vol. 25, No. 1. pp. 52-67.

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