Inquiry-based Reading: Towards a conception of reading as a research method

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Inquiry-based Reading : Towards a conception of reading as a research method. / Katan, Lina Hauge; Baarts, Charlotte Andreas.

I: Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, Bind 19, Nr. 1, 2020, s. 58-75.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskriftTidsskriftartikelfagfællebedømt

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Katan, LH & Baarts, CA 2020, 'Inquiry-based Reading: Towards a conception of reading as a research method', Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, bind 19, nr. 1, s. 58-75. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474022218760261

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Katan, L. H., & Baarts, C. A. (2020). Inquiry-based Reading: Towards a conception of reading as a research method. Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, 19(1), 58-75. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474022218760261

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Katan LH, Baarts CA. Inquiry-based Reading: Towards a conception of reading as a research method. Arts and Humanities in Higher Education. 2020;19(1):58-75. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474022218760261

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Katan, Lina Hauge ; Baarts, Charlotte Andreas. / Inquiry-based Reading : Towards a conception of reading as a research method. I: Arts and Humanities in Higher Education. 2020 ; Bind 19, Nr. 1. s. 58-75.

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