Positionality Statements in Engineering Education Research: A Look at the Hand that Guides the Methodological Tools
By: Cynthia Hampton, David Reeping and Desen Sevi Ozkan
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/see.13 | Journal eISSN: 2690-5450
Language: English
Page range: 126 - 141
Submitted on: Dec 17, 2019
Accepted on: Feb 5, 2021
Published on: Mar 24, 2021
Published by: Virginia Tech Publishing
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© 2021 Cynthia Hampton, David Reeping, Desen Sevi Ozkan, published by Virginia Tech Publishing
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