Doing student voice work in higher education: An exploration of the value of participatory methods

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 995-1015

  Seale, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78449280486     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920903342038     Document Type: Article

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