An Offer You Can’t Refuse: Opportunities for Intraprofessional Collaboration Learning in the Workplace
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.1863 | Journal eISSN: 2212-277X
Language: English
Page range: 586 - 599
Submitted on: May 1, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 10, 2026
Published on: Jul 13, 2026
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© 2026 Maarten van der Ven, Isa Wijnands, Natasja Looman, Esther de Groot, Cornelia Fluit, Wietske Kuijer-Siebelink, Dieneke van Asselt, published by Ubiquity Press
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