Step out of your comfort zone, try discipline-based educational research

Discipline-based educational research can challenge academics to think about their fields in new ways and can deliver unique benefits to learners, write five scholars

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September 22, 2019

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September 22, 2019

Theresa Mercer, Andrew Kythreotis, Zoe Robinson, Sharon George David Sands

Twitter: @TheresaGMercer, @KythreotisAP, @zprobinson1 @SharonGeorge5

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