Creating interdisciplinary education within monodisciplinary structures: the art of managing interstitiality

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Creating interdisciplinary education within monodisciplinary structures : the art of managing interstitiality. / Lindvig, Katrine; Lyall, Catherine ; R. Meagher , Laura.

In: Studies in Higher Education, Vol. 44, No. 2, 01.02.2019, p. 347-360.

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Lindvig, K, Lyall, C & R. Meagher , L 2019, 'Creating interdisciplinary education within monodisciplinary structures: the art of managing interstitiality', Studies in Higher Education, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 347-360. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2017.1365358

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Lindvig, K., Lyall, C., & R. Meagher , L. (2019). Creating interdisciplinary education within monodisciplinary structures: the art of managing interstitiality. Studies in Higher Education, 44(2), 347-360. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2017.1365358

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Lindvig K, Lyall C, R. Meagher L. Creating interdisciplinary education within monodisciplinary structures: the art of managing interstitiality. Studies in Higher Education. 2019 Feb 1;44(2):347-360. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2017.1365358

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Lindvig, Katrine ; Lyall, Catherine ; R. Meagher , Laura. / Creating interdisciplinary education within monodisciplinary structures : the art of managing interstitiality. In: Studies in Higher Education. 2019 ; Vol. 44, No. 2. pp. 347-360.

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